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	=====Introduction=====		=====Introduction=====

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	~~<span style="color: blue">'''Activity:'''~~
	Find out about Roman Siege Equipment ''(e.g. [[Vinea]], [[Vinea\|Pluteus]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantlet Mantelet], [[Testudo (model)]], [[Musculus]], [[Siege Tower Model\|Helepolis]], [[Siege Tower Model\|Turris]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_(boarding_device) Corvus], [[Ballista\|Ballista (aka Scorpion)]], [[Onager]], [[Aries (Battering Ram)]]'' and construct a working model or models using '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood Technology]]'''.		{{SiegeWeapons}}
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	{{Box Modelling Buyers Guide}}		{{Box Modelling Buyers Guide}}

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	An alternative construction is to start with a rectangle of [[Paper and Card\|thick card]] reinforced with lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]'''.		An alternative construction is to start with a rectangle of [[Paper and Card\|thick card]] reinforced with lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]'''.

	* Cut a rectangle of '''[[Paper and Card\|Thick Card]]''' ''(210mm x 100mm)'' and cut narrow strips ''(210mm x 25mm)'' to form ~~chassis~~ and sides as shown		* Cut a rectangle of '''[[Paper and Card\|Thick Card]]''' ''(210mm x 100mm)'' and cut narrow strips ''(210mm x 25mm)'' to form [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chassis '''Chassis'''] and sides as shown
	* Hold strips of timber in a small '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Holding_and_Clamping\|Clamp-on Vice]]''' and cut to length using a '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Sawing_and_Cutting\|Junior Hacksaw]]'''.		* Hold strips of timber in a small '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Holding_and_Clamping\|Clamp-on Vice]]''' and cut to length using a '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Sawing_and_Cutting\|Junior Hacksaw]]'''.
	* Glue the lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' along the long sides of the rectangle and use these to glue the sides on.		* Glue the lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' along the long sides of the rectangle and use these to glue the sides on.
	* Similarly, cut lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' to make the central vertical frame approximately 100mm high above the chassis and glue to the ~~chassis~~ sides together with angled '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' bracing pieces.		* Similarly, cut lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' to make the central vertical frame approximately 100mm high above the chassis and glue to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chassis '''Chassis'''] sides together with angled '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' bracing pieces.
	* Glue 30mm x 30mm triangles of [[Paper and Card\|medium thickness card]] over each join as shown.		* Glue 30mm x 30mm triangles of [[Paper and Card\|medium thickness card]] over each join as shown.
	* Wrap elastic around the lower half of the vertical centre frame to make the '''[[Torsion]]''' spring, then insert a plastics spoon to make the throwing arm		* Wrap elastic around the lower half of the vertical centre frame to make the '''[[Torsion]]''' spring, then insert a plastics spoon to make the throwing arm

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-It is possible that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] referred to in the '''[[:Category:Middle Ages|Middle Ages]]''' differed from the Roman '''[[Onager]]''' and was more like a small '''[[Trebuchet]]''' with a fixed counter-weight which was pulled down by several men. This way, with trained workers, the leader of the craft could adjust the strength applied to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''].
+It is possible that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] referred to in the '''[[:Category:Middle Ages|Middle Ages]]''' differed from the Roman '''[[Onager]]''' and was more like a small '''[[Trebuchet]]''' with a fixed counter-weight which was pulled down by several men. This way, with trained workers, the leader of the team could adjust the strength applied to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''].
-An alternative suggestion is that a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''], instead of a short sling, had a  fixed bowl at the end of arm which could be loaded with stones, fire pots or rotting corpses etc.
+An alternative suggestion is that a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''], instead of a short [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_(weapon) '''Sling'''], had a  fixed bowl at the end of arm which could be loaded with stones, fire pots or rotting corpses etc.
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			=====Introduction=====

	The term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] is derived from a word the Greeks used for any engine-type military weapon. It means ‘engine of war’. '''[[Onager]]''' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] can be regarded as essentially the same machines. Indeed there seems to be some interchangeability between the names of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_siege_engine#Terminology '''Siege Engines'''] generally.		The term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] is derived from a word the Greeks used for any engine-type military weapon. It means ‘engine of war’. '''[[Onager]]''' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] can be regarded as essentially the same machines. Indeed there seems to be some interchangeability between the names of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_siege_engine#Terminology '''Siege Engines'''] generally.

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	[[File:Ballist, fig 1, Nordisk familjebok.png\|~~200px~~\|right\|Mangonel]]		[[File:Ballist, fig 1, Nordisk familjebok.png\|400px\|right\|Mangonel]]

	The term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] is derived from a word the Greeks used for any engine-type military weapon. It means ‘engine of war’. '''[[Onager]]''' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] can be regarded as essentially the same machines. Indeed there seems to be some interchangeability between the names of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_siege_engine#Terminology '''Siege Engines'''] generally.		The term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] is derived from a word the Greeks used for any engine-type military weapon. It means ‘engine of war’. '''[[Onager]]''' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] can be regarded as essentially the same machines. Indeed there seems to be some interchangeability between the names of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_siege_engine#Terminology '''Siege Engines'''] generally.


	It is ~~probable~~ that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] referred to in the '''[[Middle Ages]]''' differed from the Roman '''[[Onager]]''' and was more like a small '''[[Trebuchet]]''' with a fixed counter-weight which was pulled down by several men. This way, with trained workers, the leader of the craft could adjust the strength applied to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''].		It is possible that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] referred to in the '''[[:Category:Middle Ages\|Middle Ages]]''' differed from the Roman '''[[Onager]]''' and was more like a small '''[[Trebuchet]]''' with a fixed counter-weight which was pulled down by several men. This way, with trained workers, the leader of the craft could adjust the strength applied to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''].

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[[File:Ballist, fig 1, Nordisk familjebok.png|200px|right|Mangonel]]

The term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] is derived from a word the Greeks used for any engine-type military weapon. It means ‘engine of war’. '''[[Onager]]''' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] can be regarded as essentially the same machines. Indeed there seems to be some interchangeability between the names of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_siege_engine#Terminology '''Siege Engines'''] generally.

It is probable that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] referred to in the '''[[Middle Ages]]''' differed from the Roman '''[[Onager]]''' and was more like a small '''[[Trebuchet]]''' with a fixed counter-weight which was pulled down by several men. This way, with trained workers, the leader of the craft could adjust the strength applied to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''].

An alternative suggestion is that a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''], instead of a short sling, had a fixed bowl at the end of arm which could be loaded with stones, fire pots or rotting corpses etc.
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<span style="color: blue">'''Activity:'''
Find out about Roman Siege Equipment ''(e.g. [[Vinea]], [[Vinea|Pluteus]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantlet Mantelet], [[Testudo (model)]], [[Musculus]], [[Siege Tower Model|Helepolis]], [[Siege Tower Model|Turris]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_(boarding_device) Corvus], [[Ballista|Ballista (aka Scorpion)]], [[Onager]], [[Aries (Battering Ram)]]'' and construct a working model or models using '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology|Stripwood Technology]]'''.
</span>
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{{Box Modelling Buyers Guide}}

[[Category:The Romans]]

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	An alternative construction is to start with a rectangle of [[Paper and Card\|thick card]] reinforced with lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]'''.		An alternative construction is to start with a rectangle of [[Paper and Card\|thick card]] reinforced with lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]'''.

	* Cut a rectangle of '''[[Paper and Card\|Thick Card]]''' ''(210mm x 100mm)'' and cut narrow strips ''(210mm x 25mm)'' to form ~~chassis~~ and sides as shown		* Cut a rectangle of '''[[Paper and Card\|Thick Card]]''' ''(210mm x 100mm)'' and cut narrow strips ''(210mm x 25mm)'' to form [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chassis '''Chassis'''] and sides as shown
	* Hold strips of timber in a small '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Holding_and_Clamping\|Clamp-on Vice]]''' and cut to length using a '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Sawing_and_Cutting\|Junior Hacksaw]]'''.		* Hold strips of timber in a small '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Holding_and_Clamping\|Clamp-on Vice]]''' and cut to length using a '''[[Stripwood_Technology_Tools#Sawing_and_Cutting\|Junior Hacksaw]]'''.
	* Glue the lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' along the long sides of the rectangle and use these to glue the sides on.		* Glue the lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' along the long sides of the rectangle and use these to glue the sides on.
	* Similarly, cut lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' to make the central vertical frame approximately 100mm high above the chassis and glue to the ~~chassis~~ sides together with angled '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' bracing pieces.		* Similarly, cut lengths of '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' to make the central vertical frame approximately 100mm high above the chassis and glue to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chassis '''Chassis'''] sides together with angled '''[[:Category:Stripwood Technology\|Stripwood]]''' bracing pieces.
	* Glue 30mm x 30mm triangles of [[Paper and Card\|medium thickness card]] over each join as shown.		* Glue 30mm x 30mm triangles of [[Paper and Card\|medium thickness card]] over each join as shown.
	* Wrap elastic around the lower half of the vertical centre frame to make the '''[[Torsion]]''' spring, then insert a plastics spoon to make the throwing arm		* Wrap elastic around the lower half of the vertical centre frame to make the '''[[Torsion]]''' spring, then insert a plastics spoon to make the throwing arm