TL3+1 Mechanical Artillery

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by whswhs

the gunner's quadrant on p. 48 could be adapted to use with an engine, I think;

Certainly. Once I've found some engine which has enough range to make it worthwhile.

Originally Posted by whswhs

the steel crossbow on p. 74 could probably be scaled up as a dart or rock thrower;

In terms of rules, why would anyone want to do that?

According to the artillery chapter, the TL2 iron cheiroballista is far more efficient than the TL4 crossbow steel siege crossbow.

Originally Posted by whswhs

there's also going to be a discussion of Roman experiments with pneumatic artillery in LTC2.

Bill Stoddard

That should be interesting.