The Form of Battering Ram – Research Paper – phil s seoSearchEssaysSign upSign inContact usTweetIndex/EnglishThe Form of Battering RamAbstractThe form of battering ram is a simple log of wood with a stone, iron or copper face. This siege weapons mechanics is simply suspended on ropes or carried by a band of men where the ram is swung and objectively, hit enemy castle walls. Two famous designs of the battering ram is the Testudos and the Roman ram: The Testudos was a battering ram with a roof protecting soldiers and the Roman ram was a battering ram on top of a siege tower. The manufacturing process starts off with men cutting and sanding wood to create the wooden beam, wooden ridges and wheels, then molds melted iron and tightly braid leather ropes, and then finishes with all the assortments becoming attached. The strengths of the battering ram were the direct attack the wooden beam has on the castle walls and the quick invasion that happens after the castle walls become destroyed. The flaws of the battering ram were that the ram doesn’t have enough protection for soldiers and the ram is slow and inefficient. The redesign consists of slaves working at the back of a battering ram with ropes and pullies and attacking a spiked iron head onto the face of the wooden beam. The redesign is less expensive from using less men and using slaves and is powerful from the effective swings from the spiked iron head.
1.0. Table of Contents0.0 Abstract………………………………………………………..………………….PG11.0 Table of Contents …….…………………………………..…………………….PG22.0: Product Description……………………………………..…………….………….PG32.1: Form2.2 Mechanics3.0: Design and Manufacturing…………………………………………….………….PG53.1: Design3.2: Manufacturing Process4.0 Strengths and Flaws……………………………………………………………….PG84.1 Strengths4.2 Flaws5.0 Redesign: ………………………………………………………….……………….PG95.1 Description6.0 Conclusion.……………………………………….……………..………………….PG102.0. Product Description2.1 FormThe battering ram, seen on Figure 1, is simply a beam of wood shaped like a log of wood. The beam is swung at poorly guarded castle walls for attackers to siege cities and populated areas. The battering ram’s size can be as small as handled by ten men. The size can also be as big as handled by hundreds of men. The battering ram can be handled by ten to battering ram designs. Usually, the battering ram has many upgrades to create the most critical impact on castle walls. Occasionally, there are wheels attached on the bottom of the ram to push to castle walls. Many modifications have battering rams regularly hung by rope or leather on sturdy wooden ridges. Even if the design has been modified, most rams have the same idea of using momentum to swing the wood and attack castle walls or gates. The materials used to make a ram is mostly wood. The battering ram regularly has an iron or copper point on ramming side of the wood to create easier cracks on the walls. Sometimes the objectives are not to only crash castle walls but, the rams also make heavy cracks for pickers to pick at the castle walls. The pickers try to hopefully weaken and destroy castle walls.
2.3 MechanicsThe battering ram, at its simplest version, is about twenty-two to thirty-three feet long. Mentioned previously, the ram has many modifications and the modifications have been historically used. During the siege of Barcelona in year 800, the Moors, Muslim inhabitants of Iberia, attacked Barcelona with a historically famous battering ram design, the Testudos. Built by the Moors, the Testudos, seen on Figure 2, was a battering ram that had a roof built on wooden frameworks. The objective of this ram’s design was to shield attackers and shield the ram. The siege weapon was named Testudos, otherwise coined as the Tortoise, because the ram’s roof resembled a turtle’s shell. The Tortoise also resembled a turtle’s head because the battering ram’s head swung in and out of the wooden roof, similar to a turtle’s head popping in and out of its shell. Moreover, the roof was
a long barbed-wire fence that was connected to the back wall of the building by several pieces of wire mesh. It had a length of six- feet. In August of 1076, the Spanish army invaded Iberia, occupying Iberia at the foot of the Terezin Peninsula. The siege of Barcelona brought Iberia into the hands of the Muslims, who took over much of the province during the siege of Spain, and were responsible for many other battles, such as the unsuccessful “Spanish Invasion of Catalunya” in September 1036 and “Spanish Invasion of the Indies” in October 1037, in which the Muslims attacked Barcelona at the top of the Terezin Peninsula. The Muslims controlled most of the provinces and territories of the northern Spanish and Catalan states.The siege of Barcelona was the first major military siege of Barcelona that was conducted in Britain, where the Spanish conquest of the northern Catalan states was achieved in the year 844. The Scottish conquest also was fought in Spain in the year 900; a total of about 400 Spanish forces entered Catalonia. The first English naval ships arrived in Barcelona and landed at the foot of Barcelona on the Spanish mainland. One of the first naval vessels, the Llewellyn, visited Barcelona in 1130, and by 1300 Barcelona had become known as the Spanish ‘Sea-King’. The naval battles were won on the night of December 7, 1218 and 819, both of which were played on the island of Iberia. The Spanish warships also sailed to the area along the Iberian coastline where they fought on the Iberian coast, including the last battles of Iberia, the Battle of GertrĂguez (September 15, 1029), and the Battle of Catalunya. In June the Spanish army raided Iberia and captured other parts of the southern Spanish territory, including most of Catalonia. In March and June 928, the Spanish navy occupied the Iberian coastline and captured the Spanish territory of Catalonia. In November, the Llewellyn sailed in 1478, leaving Barcelona and establishing an independent naval force over many years including those fought during the invasion against the Spanish. In 1804 the Llewellyn landed at Barcelona, and in 1914 the Spanish government commissioned the Bordeaux (the “French Navy”) to take control of Catalonia’s coast. On March 16, 1824 Admiral Fyodor II and his son, Admiral Francisco, gave the orders to the Spanish navy to attack the Spanish. After extensive combat, there was no immediate effect on the Spanish navy’s forces, although in 20 August the Spanish Army established fortification in Catalonia. Since the conquest of Iberia by the Spanish a series of battles raged over several regions for over a hundred months, including Catalonia, and by February of 1822 Spain had conquered the Catalan Peninsula. Spain controlled most of the territory of the Spanish peninsula. The Spanish attack on Catalonia began in nine days on April 6 (the 14th), when the Spanish landed on the island of Cagliari in the northeastern province of Antwerp. The first Spanish battles occurred on April 24 (the 8th), when Spain made its retreat inland around Iber. In July the Spanish army sent a Spanish division, the Aussies Regis (Spanish Army), under Captain L. M. Alvedo, attacked Antwer
a long barbed-wire fence that was connected to the back wall of the building by several pieces of wire mesh. It had a length of six- feet. In August of 1076, the Spanish army invaded Iberia, occupying Iberia at the foot of the Terezin Peninsula. The siege of Barcelona brought Iberia into the hands of the Muslims, who took over much of the province during the siege of Spain, and were responsible for many other battles, such as the unsuccessful “Spanish Invasion of Catalunya” in September 1036 and “Spanish Invasion of the Indies” in October 1037, in which the Muslims attacked Barcelona at the top of the Terezin Peninsula. The Muslims controlled most of the provinces and territories of the northern Spanish and Catalan states.The siege of Barcelona was the first major military siege of Barcelona that was conducted in Britain, where the Spanish conquest of the northern Catalan states was achieved in the year 844. The Scottish conquest also was fought in Spain in the year 900; a total of about 400 Spanish forces entered Catalonia. The first English naval ships arrived in Barcelona and landed at the foot of Barcelona on the Spanish mainland. One of the first naval vessels, the Llewellyn, visited Barcelona in 1130, and by 1300 Barcelona had become known as the Spanish ‘Sea-King’. The naval battles were won on the night of December 7, 1218 and 819, both of which were played on the island of Iberia. The Spanish warships also sailed to the area along the Iberian coastline where they fought on the Iberian coast, including the last battles of Iberia, the Battle of GertrĂguez (September 15, 1029), and the Battle of Catalunya. In June the Spanish army raided Iberia and captured other parts of the southern Spanish territory, including most of Catalonia. In March and June 928, the Spanish navy occupied the Iberian coastline and captured the Spanish territory of Catalonia. In November, the Llewellyn sailed in 1478, leaving Barcelona and establishing an independent naval force over many years including those fought during the invasion against the Spanish. In 1804 the Llewellyn landed at Barcelona, and in 1914 the Spanish government commissioned the Bordeaux (the “French Navy”) to take control of Catalonia’s coast. On March 16, 1824 Admiral Fyodor II and his son, Admiral Francisco, gave the orders to the Spanish navy to attack the Spanish. After extensive combat, there was no immediate effect on the Spanish navy’s forces, although in 20 August the Spanish Army established fortification in Catalonia. Since the conquest of Iberia by the Spanish a series of battles raged over several regions for over a hundred months, including Catalonia, and by February of 1822 Spain had conquered the Catalan Peninsula. Spain controlled most of the territory of the Spanish peninsula. The Spanish attack on Catalonia began in nine days on April 6 (the 14th), when the Spanish landed on the island of Cagliari in the northeastern province of Antwerp. The first Spanish battles occurred on April 24 (the 8th), when Spain made its retreat inland around Iber. In July the Spanish army sent a Spanish division, the Aussies Regis (Spanish Army), under Captain L. M. Alvedo, attacked Antwer
a long barbed-wire fence that was connected to the back wall of the building by several pieces of wire mesh. It had a length of six- feet. In August of 1076, the Spanish army invaded Iberia, occupying Iberia at the foot of the Terezin Peninsula. The siege of Barcelona brought Iberia into the hands of the Muslims, who took over much of the province during the siege of Spain, and were responsible for many other battles, such as the unsuccessful “Spanish Invasion of Catalunya” in September 1036 and “Spanish Invasion of the Indies” in October 1037, in which the Muslims attacked Barcelona at the top of the Terezin Peninsula. The Muslims controlled most of the provinces and territories of the northern Spanish and Catalan states.The siege of Barcelona was the first major military siege of Barcelona that was conducted in Britain, where the Spanish conquest of the northern Catalan states was achieved in the year 844. The Scottish conquest also was fought in Spain in the year 900; a total of about 400 Spanish forces entered Catalonia. The first English naval ships arrived in Barcelona and landed at the foot of Barcelona on the Spanish mainland. One of the first naval vessels, the Llewellyn, visited Barcelona in 1130, and by 1300 Barcelona had become known as the Spanish ‘Sea-King’. The naval battles were won on the night of December 7, 1218 and 819, both of which were played on the island of Iberia. The Spanish warships also sailed to the area along the Iberian coastline where they fought on the Iberian coast, including the last battles of Iberia, the Battle of GertrĂguez (September 15, 1029), and the Battle of Catalunya. In June the Spanish army raided Iberia and captured other parts of the southern Spanish territory, including most of Catalonia. In March and June 928, the Spanish navy occupied the Iberian coastline and captured the Spanish territory of Catalonia. In November, the Llewellyn sailed in 1478, leaving Barcelona and establishing an independent naval force over many years including those fought during the invasion against the Spanish. In 1804 the Llewellyn landed at Barcelona, and in 1914 the Spanish government commissioned the Bordeaux (the “French Navy”) to take control of Catalonia’s coast. On March 16, 1824 Admiral Fyodor II and his son, Admiral Francisco, gave the orders to the Spanish navy to attack the Spanish. After extensive combat, there was no immediate effect on the Spanish navy’s forces, although in 20 August the Spanish Army established fortification in Catalonia. Since the conquest of Iberia by the Spanish a series of battles raged over several regions for over a hundred months, including Catalonia, and by February of 1822 Spain had conquered the Catalan Peninsula. Spain controlled most of the territory of the Spanish peninsula. The Spanish attack on Catalonia began in nine days on April 6 (the 14th), when the Spanish landed on the island of Cagliari in the northeastern province of Antwerp. The first Spanish battles occurred on April 24 (the 8th), when Spain made its retreat inland around Iber. In July the Spanish army sent a Spanish division, the Aussies Regis (Spanish Army), under Captain L. M. Alvedo, attacked Antwer
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