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simonebrunozzi•32 minutes ago
So, is this because Trebuchet are not particularly lethal, or because they were not used much?
clort•29 minutes ago
Trebuchet were used primarily to hammer the walls of the castle to break them down. Not really possible to aim at a person; the soldiers clambering over the broken walls will do that.
gyomu•28 minutes ago
People didn't really bother recording cause of death for every casualty on medieval battlefields
agos•3 minutes ago
the key word is "known"
sco1•31 minutes ago
They typically weren't trying to hit people with them.