Slitherine

Just to be facetious this question requires research*

What are Sinbugun?

*of the lists

Suppose it would be unfair for me to answer ...

But you won't get the correct answer which is as plain as day Nick

nikgaukroger wrote:Suppose it would be unfair for me to answer ...

Yes :p

You obviously need a clue. The army in question is in EotD

Sinbugun were the Kwang-gun infantry armed with Shield and long spears with cured point in the Koryo Korean army (answer on page 92)

Not quite the correct answer. Remember this is the Christmas quiz.

Also if anybody could say how that trebuchet on the opposite page works I'd be most appreciative.

philqw78 wrote:Also if anybody could say how that trebuchet on the opposite page works I'd be most appreciative.

watch ancient discoveries, or time team middle ages show, basically the men on the short end pull on their ropes.


BTW that's the answer from the book :p

they are the special forces :p

LeslieMitchell wrote:

philqw78 wrote:Also if anybody could say how that trebuchet on the opposite page works I'd be most appreciative.

watch ancient discoveries, or time team middle ages show, basically the men on the short end pull on their ropes.


BTW that's the answer from the book :p

they are the special forces :p

Now you have 2 wrong answers. If the men on the short end pull on their ropes the long end will move down, and its very difficult to push on a rope.

philqw78 wrote:

LeslieMitchell wrote:

philqw78 wrote:Also if anybody could say how that trebuchet on the opposite page works I'd be most appreciative.

watch ancient discoveries, or time team middle ages show, basically the men on the short end pull on their ropes.


BTW that's the answer from the book :p

they are the special forces :p

Now you have 2 wrong answers. If the men on the short end pull on their ropes the long end will move down, and its very difficult to push on a rope.

They pull the ropes down the long ARM goes up the round flies out just like a normal trebuchet, instead of a weight it uses man power

Leslie

Well its horribly badly drawn then. In the picture the rope is tight, they are pulling and if they pull more the arm on their side will go higher.

philqw78 wrote:Well its horribly badly drawn then. In the picture the rope is tight, they are pulling and if they pull more the arm on their side will go higher.

The way I look at the picture the men have pulled the thing hard down and it has swung the long arm upwards. Then once the short arm got as far as the men could pull it kept going and has just stopped moving having pulled the ropes tight the other way.

Doesn't look at all implausible to me.

hammy wrote:Then once the short arm ......

Isn't that a test for sexually transmitted diseases in the American army?

hammy wrote:

philqw78 wrote:Well its horribly badly drawn then. In the picture the rope is tight, they are pulling and if they pull more the arm on their side will go higher.

The way I look at the picture the men have pulled the thing hard down and it has swung the long arm upwards. Then once the short arm got as far as the men could pull it kept going and has just stopped moving having pulled the ropes tight the other way.

Doesn't look at all implausible to me.

They're stood in a very inefficient place then

not if thats where they finished they pull

Anyway the answer is: missing.