- The
ballista (Latin, from Gr**** βαλλίστρα
ballistra and that from βάλλω ballō, "throw"),
plural ballistae or
ballistas,
sometimes called bolt thrower,...
- The FN
Ballista is a
sniper rifle developed by FN Herstal. The
company states that the
Ballista's design compares with the
Remington MSR, the Sako TRG...
-
lesser extent,
applied to the
ballista as well as
almost identical war
machines have been
observed in China.
Ballistas mounted on
chariots with wheels...
-
Carroballista was an ancient, cart-mounted
ballista, a type of
mobile field artillery.
According to the
Roman author Vegetius (Epitoma rei
militaris II...
-
battering rams that
damage walls or gates, and
large ranged weapons (such as
ballistas, catapults/trebuchets and
other similar constructions) that
attack from...
- the
torsion mechanism of
ancient ballistas, with two arms held in a
skein of
twisted sinew or hair.
Unlike the
ballista, it
seems to have been
housed in...
- in 844; it
ended in
failure with many
Vikings killed by the Galicians'
ballistas; and
seventy of the Vikings'
longships captured on the
beach and burned...
- by the
scientifically engineered ballista. The
difference between the two is the use of
torsion power by the
ballista. The most
notable use of the oxybeles...
-
siege engines such as
ballistas,
scorpions and
onagers were not unique, but the
Romans were
probably the
first people to put
ballistas on
carts for better...
- Top
Ballista is an
accessory for the
Dungeons &
Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Top
Ballista is a
supplement for a
campaign setting in the city of...
