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| Topic | How efficient are balistas? |
| Unbridled9 05/10/19 1:28:20 AM #64: | A ballista should not be able to kill a dragon. If it did than GoT has some weak-ass dragons. They're powerful, sure, but nowhere near the levels of power, speed, or danger needed to seriously threaten a traditional dragon. Especially if we're talking a scorpion as opposed to a full-blown ballista. Edit: I finally watched the scene and... Bull****. Ballista are nowhere near that strong. If they were navies would have never even bothered switching to cannons or other things if a single salvo from a ballistia could easily deal FAR more damage without the need for explosives or other things. IRL you'd probably use them to break an armored formation and bypass a wall and that's about it. Not to mention that loading, aiming, and firing one is nowhere near fast enough to be anti-dragon. They just aren't agile enough for that. You'd have to wait till the Napoleonic Era cannons to find siege agile enough for taking out a flying dragon reliably. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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