[LT] Portcullises

~~Figleaf23~~ · 06-26-2011, 10:50 AM

Hello,

I'm loving Low-Tech. I'd read it for the info alone, even if I weren't a GURPSer.

However, I wonder if there is a bit of a problem, perhaps an erratum, regarding portcullises on page LT119. The example suggests that a mechanism to lift a 450lb. grate requires 8 men to operate. But 8 average men would have a combined XHvy-encumbrance lifting capacity of 1600lbs, so what would be the point of the mechanism?

06-26-2011, 10:50 AM	#1
~~Figleaf23~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2008	[LT] Portcullises Hello, I'm loving Low-Tech. I'd read it for the info alone, even if I weren't a GURPSer. However, I wonder if there is a bit of a problem, perhaps an erratum, regarding portcullises on page LT119. The example suggests that a mechanism to lift a 450lb. grate requires 8 men to operate. But 8 average men would have a combined XHvy-encumbrance lifting capacity of 1600lbs, so what would be the point of the mechanism?