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6 May 2024 21:07:17 EDT (-0400)
  Re: HELP REQUEST: Twisted Ropes of Ballista  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 9 Mar 2020 03:32:35
Message: <5e65f113$1@news.povray.org>
Op 08/03/2020 om 14:11 schreef Sven Littkowski:
> Yes, he actually is in the same scale.
> 
> But I am not finish yet with the scene. The handle at the back is still just a
> placeholder, and you also don't see the small crane for loading yet. I however
> added already the ammunition box.
> 
> This is a One-and-a-Half Roman Talent ballista. A Roman talent equaled to 50 kg.
> 
> The largest ballistas ever built (by Archimedes) were able to fire 3 talent
> ammunition.
> 

Fffiuu.... I truly had not been aware of the tremendous size of those 
things! Learned something. ;-)

-- 
Thomas


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