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How to Be a Trebuchet Operator

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Trebuchets are the superior siege engine, capable of launching a 90 kg projectile over 300 meters. But have you ever wondered how to join the crew of these magnificent machines? In this episode of SideQuest, you'll learn how to become a trebuchet operator, on the off chance you somehow found yourself in Medieval Europe.

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Further Reading:

Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades 1000-1300 by John France
Mercenaries and Paid Men: The Mercenary Identity in the Middle Ages by John France
The Medieval Military Engineer: From the Roman Empire to the Sixteenth Century by Peter Purton
The Medieval Siege by Jim Bradbury

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