Post-Peak weapons

Specop_007 · Expert Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 5850

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How about medieval distance weapons??

There are plans for trebuchets all over the net. These puppies will chuck a refrigerator!

Launch the old car parts over the wall!

Fire at Will or Sam or that marauder pirate guy! Smile

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twxabfn · Coal Joined: Aug 18, 2004 Posts: 15

Dustin · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:34 pm Post subject:

Abolish the orgasm... hmm... I might make a wind powered orgasm gun like in the movie Orgazmo! Imagine marauding bands of thieves stopped in their tracks by such a weapon...

All joking aside, I am an engineering student and on the question of medieval siege weapons, larger is not always better. Large siege machines are great sieging weapons. If you are in a marauding band, you might take one along and chuck a refrigerator at someone's house to get inside. But try to imagine hitting someone running at you at full speed with a fridge. Sure if you hit him, they’re dead, but I seriously doubt it would hit. Think of the intro to Braveheart where Mel Gibson is missed completely with the large rock.

Definitely smaller catapults are much more suited as a weapon, where they are not so much for seiging, but more as offensive or defensive artillery pieces. As a weapon, you should not look to throw more than possibly 10 pounds. Remember, speed adds more energy to a weapon more than just mass. You can easily build one with wood and a spring and such for as little as 25 dollars, probably closer to 50.

However, since this site is directed more towards practicality, thieves wont be charging at you in open field where you can aim a catapult at them, nor are they coming at you with sticks and stones. These people will be armed from everything from knives to shotguns. Try to throw a large rock at someone when they have you in the sights of a 12 gage.

I wouldn’t bother with any medieval anything until all modern weapons are used up.
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Chicagoan · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 19, 2004 Posts: 315

In the event of total collapse, modern weapons won't last very long. The components for gunpowder, for example, have to be shipped from far away. I have considered buying a Boyonette (SP?) because it will never be useless when the ammo is gone. But in the case of a Mad-Max future, people will die-off quickly enough so that when the bullets are gone, there will no longer be a need for killing people (most will be dead already).

But that would just make it easier for my clone army!

jato · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:17 pm Post subject:

pea-jay · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:23 pm Post subject:

Gun powder can always be made locally. Plus it will be awhile before everything is scavenged, so we will still be able to find things that can blow up.

Don't underestimate the versatility of an I.E.D. Our troops in Iraq certainly havent.
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skiwi · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:48 pm Post subject:

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Terran · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:05 pm Post subject:

humor?

Well gunpowder can be made locally. 75% potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal, 10% sulfur.
Potassium nitrate can be extracted from the soil, just look for it in army books. Charcoal is whats left of burned wood. Sulfur is found in small quanties as it's an essential fertilizer.
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lowem · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:05 pm Post subject:

MonteQuest · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:17 pm Post subject:

Man! You guys are funny! When I first saw this post, I was tempted to post, but didn't want to sully my reputation and lower myself to waste any contrite prose or blubber in response. But after revisting to see how bad it would get , I was surprised to see such humor! I have soda in my nose from reading these posts! Laughing

Gheez Louise!
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MonteQuest · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: Post-Peak weapons

[quote="Aryan"] I am a member off such a group, and my chances are therfore improved. [quote]

Question for you Aryan. Are you a member of the Patriot movement? An honest question, just curious.
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Guest · Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 6:44 am Post subject:

Dustin · Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 11:45 am Post subject: