The trebuchet was one of the most devastating weapons of the Middle Ages. During medieval sieges, this destruction machine crushed castle walls. Using trial and error, medieval engineers adjusted ...

TEL AVIV — Israeli troops stationed on the Lebanese border fired a medieval-style siege weapon known as a ... a flaming projectile over a fortified wall. One soldier is seen holding a fire ...

How you design your trebuchet will decide the fate of the castle wall—and it may also decide ... land on your head or an arrow may pierce your medieval heart.