"Zimmer, we'll need to get a rope across that gorge, then we'll send a man across with a rope tied to him, that way we'll have a second rope and we can haul him out of the drink if the grapple fails."
Titus scratches his beard. "Eighty Meters, er, Fifty Paces, is a bit long for a toss, we'll need to launch it. Either with a ballista or a catapult. We should be able to assemble a simple Onager in an hour or two, it hardly needs to be accurate or long range, and if we don't have a grapling hook a big rock or sturdy timber that can catch on something will do." Titus points out half a dozen men from the core crew to help him with construction. "In the meantime everyone can start setting up camp and we'll begin cutting one pace long planks for walking on, we'll need a few hundred, each with holes drilled in the ends."
"Once we get those ropes over, we'll just start assembling a rope bridge with planks on the bottom, we should be able to get that up in a few days. That should let us cross a few men at a time, but no wagons, should be able to cross a couple hundred infantrymen per hour though. That will be our first step. "
Titus scratches his beard. "Eighty Meters, er, Fifty Paces, is a bit long for a toss, we'll need to launch it. Either with a ballista or a catapult. We should be able to assemble a simple Onager in an hour or two, it hardly needs to be accurate or long range, and if we don't have a grapling hook a big rock or sturdy timber that can catch on something will do." Titus points out half a dozen men from the core crew to help him with construction. "In the meantime everyone can start setting up camp and we'll begin cutting one pace long planks for walking on, we'll need a few hundred, each with holes drilled in the ends."
"Once we get those ropes over, we'll just start assembling a rope bridge with planks on the bottom, we should be able to get that up in a few days. That should let us cross a few men at a time, but no wagons, should be able to cross a couple hundred infantrymen per hour though. That will be our first step. "
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
- Albert Einstein
King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
- Albert Einstein
King of Cairhien 20-7-2
Chancellor of the Landsraad, Archduke of Is'Mod
Lineage - Titus Ingeniare and the Bridge of Amorce
10/02/2011 07:32:25 AM
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"Most definitely a dilemma"
10/02/2011 10:47:59 AM
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Re: "Most definitely a dilemma"
12/02/2011 02:23:17 AM
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"Not much time, by Farrikan's Fiery Breath!"
14/02/2011 02:41:25 AM
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Re: "Not much time, by Farrikan's Fiery Breath!"
27/02/2011 08:20:51 AM
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"Prepare the Onager!"
27/02/2011 11:37:02 PM
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The onager's shot doesn't even cross the gorge.
01/03/2011 09:09:27 AM
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I nod my head
04/03/2011 05:27:59 AM
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Re: I nod my head
04/03/2011 08:07:20 AM
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Yep, let him go then
04/03/2011 08:33:21 AM
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Progressing once more.
25/05/2011 08:53:29 AM
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Re: Progressing once more.
01/06/2011 03:14:24 AM
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Re: Progressing once more.
28/08/2011 09:46:47 PM
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Re: Progressing once more.
28/08/2011 11:44:35 PM
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Nightfall
29/08/2011 01:45:05 AM
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I will go to sleep
06/11/2011 07:12:58 PM
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The night passes uneventfully.
14/01/2012 08:26:03 AM
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"My, I felt like a slept for months"
14/01/2012 08:31:17 AM
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You get back to work.
16/01/2012 07:33:04 AM
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[...] The things grows ever larger as it approaches.
20/01/2012 08:29:28 AM
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Re: [...] The things grows ever larger as it approaches.
06/02/2012 02:29:03 AM
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Re: [...] The things grows ever larger as it approaches.
12/02/2012 06:08:30 AM
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