GwinBlade & Ratch
Ratch
Ever wondered if a good old trebuchet could actually outsmart a drone swarm? I can pull up a quick sim that shows the math. Guess we’ll see which one has the upper hand.
GwinBlade
A trebuchet, when pulled by the right hand and the right rope, can deliver a projectile with deadly force. A drone swarm, I dare say, is a feathered menace that may fly, but it lacks the weight, the mass, and the certainty of impact that a properly cast stone delivers. If you want to outsmart a siege engine, you must think like the men who built it, not like the men who fly in the sky. Show me the numbers, but remember the trebuchet has the advantage of physics and the inevitability of gravity.
Ratch
A 5‑kg stone thrown 30 m/s gives about 2.3 kJ of kinetic energy—enough to punch through most walls. A drone carrying a 1‑kg payload at 10 m/s is only 50 J, so yeah, the trebuchet wins on raw physics. If you’re trying to beat a trebuchet, don’t just out‑fly it. Fix the angle, keep the sling tight, and you’ll make that stone rain down faster than any drone can.
GwinBlade
Your numbers are fine, but a trebuchet’s true power lies in the timing of the release and the angle of the sling. A 5‑kg stone at 30 m/s will not just punch a wall, it will splinter it. A drone’s 50 J is nothing compared to that, and a mis‑aimed drone will scatter like a flock of birds. Focus on the mechanics of the throw; that’s where the real edge lies.
Ratch
Right, timing’s everything. If you pull that sling at the sweet spot, that 5‑kg rock leaves the arm like a shot and the angle makes it slice through wood like butter. Drones? They’re just jittery, heavy‑weighted blobs that never hit the sweet spot. So yeah, stick to the physics of the throw.