Trebuchet

TREBUCHET REPORT
<Tab/>Before gunpowder and bullets were invented, the trebuchet was the artillery machine that armies chose to fight with the most. In medieval times it was considered the deadly weapon. It became unnecessary when guns came along. Some machines were so big they could throw cows, sheep, horses, or even something as big as a car. Smaller machines were sometimes made that could hurl things the size of tennis balls, small bricks, rocks or pumpkins.
<Tab/>Many people think that trebuchets are catapults. This isn't true. A trebuchet is a counterwe…