catapult

A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile at a great distance without the aid of gunpowder or other propellants – particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. A catapult uses the sudden release of stored potential energy to propel its payload. Most convert tension or torsion energy that was more slowly and manually built up within the device before release, via springs, bows, twisted rope, elastic, or any of numerous other materials and mechanisms which allow the catapult to launch a projectile such as rocks, cannon balls, or debris.

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neuroballistic weapon, siege engine, cold weapon, 

biffa, bricola, cold weapon, Leach Trench Catapult, mangonel, neuroballistic weapon, Onager, torsion siege engine, trebuchet, Tripantium, weapon functional class, West Spring Gun, 

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  biffa ⓘ
  type of catapult

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  bricola ⓘ
  type of catapult used in medieval warfare

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  mangonel ⓘ
  siege engine

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  Onager ⓘ
  Roman siege engine

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  torsion siege engine ⓘ
  

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  trebuchet ⓘ
  type of siege engine weapon which uses a swinging arm to throw a heavy missile at the enemy

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  Tripantium ⓘ
  type of catapult

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  Leach Trench Catapult ⓘ
  type of Catapult

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  West Spring Gun ⓘ
  bomb-throwing catapult used by British, Canadian and Australian forces during WWI

Frameless

Catapulta

04-philipp-monch-1496 catapulta-k - Image 208402

Рисунки к статье «Метательные машины». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)

Katapult, Pferdestall, O, 2021 Sümeg

Schleudermaschine Debler

PikiWiki Israel 19951 Archeological sites of Israel

Replica catapult

Gamla 36

Gamla 36

2017 Bolaños. Castelo da Rocha forte, Conxo, Santiago, Galiza-3

• Antike Katapulte / Werner Soedel, Vernard Foley. - (5.1979) - scientific article, Q188, 1979
• Antike Katapulte / Werner Soedel, Vernard Foley. - (5.1979) - scientific article, Q188, 1979
• 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Catapult - encyclopedia article, English, 1979
• Ancient Catapults - Article from Scientific American published in 1979, Q1860, 1919
• Katapulta (Pauly-Wissowa) - encyclopedic article in Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE), German, 1893
• MKL1888:Katapult - , German
• Aerotonon (Pauly-Wissowa) - encyclopedic article in Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE), German

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		biffa	siege engine, catapult	Wikidata
class	weapon		bricola	catapult	Wikidata
class	weapon		mangonel	catapult, counterweight trebuchet	Wikidata
class	weapon		Onager	torsion siege engine, catapult	Wikidata
class	weapon		torsion siege engine	catapult, siege engine, cold weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		trebuchet	siege engine, catapult	Wikidata
class	weapon		Tripantium	catapult	Wikidata
class	weapon	1915	Leach Trench Catapult	catapult	Wikidata
class	weapon	1915	West Spring Gun	catapult	Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Catapulta		Commons
commons	image		04-philipp-monch-1496 catapulta-k - Image 208402		Commons
commons	image		Рисунки к статье «Метательные машины». Военная энциклопедия Сытина (Санкт-Петербург, 1911-1915)		Commons
commons	image		Katapult, Pferdestall, O, 2021 Sümeg		Commons
commons	image		Schleudermaschine Debler		Commons
commons	image		PikiWiki Israel 19951 Archeological sites of Israel		Commons
commons	image		Replica catapult		Commons
commons	image		Gamla 36		Commons
commons	image		Gamla 36		Commons
commons	image		2017 Bolaños. Castelo da Rocha forte, Conxo, Santiago, Galiza-3		Commons