To: carriage_hill; SunkenCiv
RE:
132 There was a naval siege of Turkish fortifications that matched shipboard cannon against a trebuchet. Reportedly the Turks were able to sink a number of ships with stone balls and win the day. Consider, an 18" granite sphere would weigh about 1.2 tons; now figure the energy at terminal velocity.
I can't recall the specifics of the battle but I'll bet Civ can help out.
142 posted on
10/05/2013 7:38:20 PM PDT by
kitchen
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To: kitchen; carriage_hill
r, not d, dummy. Make that 212 pounds, 0.1 tons.
148 posted on
10/05/2013 11:25:41 PM PDT by
kitchen
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