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Unleashing a Medieval Trebuchet on a Wooden Palisade

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In Burgdorf, Germany, weapons expert Mike Loades is testing out a trebuchet – a 12th century giant catapult from Asia that dominated the ...
CNN

Israeli troops catapult fireball into Lebanon using weapon rarely used since 16th century

Israeli troops have used a medieval-style catapult to toss fireballs across the border into Lebanon, as fighting ramps up between Israel and the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah. The trebuchet, a ...
NBC News

Israeli troops use medieval-style trebuchet weapon in fighting at Lebanon border

TEL AVIV — Israeli troops stationed on the Lebanese border fired a medieval-style siege weapon known as a trebuchet amid recent fighting against Hezbollah militants, an Israeli military official ...