Well, I've searched high and low for armor components beginning with the letter 'O' and have come up with zero.
There is a medieval weapon, however, and that is the onager.
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Onager |
The onager was a Roman siege engine that is a type of ballista that uses a torsional force,
generally from twisted rope, to store energy for the shot. The onager
consisted of a large frame placed on the ground to whose front end a
vertical frame of solid timber was rigidly fixed. A vertical spoke that passed through a rope bundle fastened to the frame had a sling attached which contained a projectile.
To fire it, the spoke or arm was forced down, against the tension of twisted ropes or other springs, by a windlass, and then suddenly released. As the sling swung outwards, one end would release, as with a staff-sling,
and the projectile would be hurled forward. The arm would then be
caught by a padded beam or bed, when it could be winched back again.
That will have to do for this letter. See you all tomorrow!
2 comments:
The ultimate sling shot!
I agree. I want one, now. :D
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