h a l f b a k e r yA dish best served not.
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Baked. As a technology, they had a very short life before being made obsolete by, as you point out, ballista-type weapons. |
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They were carried on a light wheeled frame, like a chariot - there are Sumerian illustrations on some wall friezes somewhere. |
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Aiming was a problem - esserntially only useful against a mass target, or for siege warfare. |
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[suggeted-for-deletion] Baked, known to have existed. |
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At some point, it must become more effective to
launch actual warriors towards the enemy. |
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And if said warriors were themselves armed you've just invented the MIRV. |
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(imagines Paul Bunyan, about to fire (single handedly) an arrow with
a half-dozen plaid-clad men tied back-to-shaft; one of whom begins
yelling, "Hey, I'm Johnny Inkslinger, I'm not an actual warrior!") |
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Battle of Snickers, do try and keep up. |
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