<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Problem is that we are limited to 100 yrds right now, there is a fear that anything stronger would kill someone. A trebuchet is only limited by the length of the arm, and the counter weight.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think we need to focus on man powered treb for combat, and others could be used for demos.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; COLOR: black; FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>From:</B> Towey, Brian</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:51 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> atlantia</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [MR] Siege Weapons</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Dear Lord Mungoe,<BR><BR>Several of my co-workers got very excited at the recent Punkin Chunkin<BR>contest here in Raleigh, where various kinds of catapults hurled ten pound<BR>gourds for hundreds of yards.<BR><BR>They knew I was in the SCA, so of course they asked me what I knew about it.<BR>I said that it certainly sounded like something the Society would love, but<BR>I had to admit that I'd heard nothing about Atlantians flinging pumpkins.<BR>So, your note is very timely.<BR><BR>There appear to be many local Punkin Chunkin contests leading up to the<BR>annual World Championship in Delaware. (In the unlimited category,<BR>long-bore compressed air cannons are expected to shoot more than a mile next<BR>year!) They certainly seem like a good opportunity for an SCA demo.<BR><BR>Perhaps we could show off a line of war engines made from the<BR>much-anticipated uniform Atlantian blueprints. Or, better yet, maybe<BR>Atlantia could challenge neighboring kingdoms to compete in next October's<BR>Punkin Chunkin contests.<BR><BR>Your servant,<BR><BR>Charles Fleming<BR>"Miror Otium Negotium Multum Requirare"<BR><BR><BR>========================================================================<BR> The Merry Rose Tavern at Cheapside<BR> List Info: http://merryrose.atlantia.sca.org/<BR> Submissions: Atlantia@atlantia.sca.org<BR>Subscriptions: http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/mailman/listinfo/atlantia<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>