Brego & BrickRelic
I've been digging into how the old siege towers were actually built, stone by stone. Your front‑line experience could give that puzzle a sharper edge.
Sure thing. Those towers were basically big wooden frames, sometimes up to twenty feet tall, built on a set of large wheels so the crew could move them right up to the wall. The frame was covered with a layer of tarred canvas or leather to keep rain out, and the soldiers inside had a hand‑held pole that could be pushed to slide the whole thing forward when the gate was ready. The top was a flat ramp, and you’d have a couple of men pulling the ladder out so the assault team could climb up. The crew had to be disciplined – one man for the wheel, a few for the ladder, and the rest for pulling the tower and manning the archers on top. In practice it was a living thing, not just a tower, and it took a lot of timing to get the soldiers into position before the enemy could raise their walls. If you want a sharper edge, think of the tower as a moving fortress: you’ve got to keep the wheels turning, the ladder ready, and the men fed on a steady supply of food and ammo. That’s how the front‑line experience shaped the design.