Quote:OUch!!! Have you tried shooting it through wood or anything? I've been interested in seige weapons lately
Sorry for the late reply! I just noticed your question.
We've shot it into the side of hills at a medium distance and the dirt just explodes from the impact. Darius has implied that he'd like to use my scutum, a SCA shield, for a "test" but I've been able to divert him so far. He's big on distance and is constantly tinkering with it to squeeze a few more feet out of it.
It's set up to rotate a full 360 degrees and can be tilted to shoot a few feet in front of it or elevated for maximum range.
I'll say this - I've fought in SCA melees for close to fifteen years now, I know a few things about the mechanics of medieval warfare. In real life I wouldn't want to be anywhere near the part of the battlefield where the enemy has set one up. Much less a full battery of 'em.
Oh! One other thing: if you ever bump into him somewhere and he has it set up don't ask him to launch flaming vases of oil a la "Gladiator". It ain't pretty.
This summer we'll do some target shooting, I'll let ya know how it goes...
Viscount Niklos