Ballista Physics

Table Of Contents

-The Experiment......................................................................................3

-Ballista Basic Information......................................................................3

-History of a Ballista................................................................................3

-Physics of a Ballista..............................................................................3,4

-Results...................................................................................................4,5

-Conclusion.............................................................................................5

The Experiment
This experiment is to determine what projectile for a Ballista will travel the furthest, to do this two variables will be changed through the duration of the testing period. These variables are: the angle and the different materials the projectile is made of. The three different materials being used for the projectiles are a pencil, a bit of wood and a replica of an original Ballista bolt. The Results of this experiment is hypothesised that the replica Ballista bolt will have the most range of the three.

Ballista Basic Information
A Ballista was one of the siege engines used during the Medieval Era and was an invaluable siege attack weapon. The Ballista was used by both the attackers and defenders as an effective anti-personal weapon. For defenders the positioning upon the walls of a fortification would afford additional range to the weapon, and some were placed on pivoting frames to allow for quickly repositioning a shot. For attackers, the Ballista was sometimes a wagon mounted carro-ballista, allowing it great mobility in the field.

History of a Ballista
The Ballista's history dates back to antiquity. The Ballista is believed to be an ancient war engine which was invented by the Greeks and modified by the Romans in 400BC. The Ballista