It is a combat weapon that is mainly intended to shoot arrows and bodoques. Its design is similar to that of a bow, but it is smaller and merges into a straight base, which contains the trigger and other components. The bow is the support for the ammunition to be fired and it is the one that distributes all the pressure through its body so that it can be fired. In addition, there is a small pulley to adjust the tension with which the arrow will be held. It is also sometimes called a ballista, a term that comes from the Latin “ballista”.
This type of weapon, driving force, was used in ancient wars and the men who possessed them were called “beasts”. Currently it is no longer used for military purposes, but for the practice of some sports and for free hunting. For a time, the official name of the weapon varied, going mainly to some derivations of ballistae and even some that were unrelated; However, this was mainly due to the language barrier and the expressions that were used in each region of the planet, during the Middle Ages, to designate weapons.
The wars carried out in Europe, Asia and Africa for the years 500 a. C. and 300 a. C. depended, to a great extent, on the use of animals. In the West, despite its early use in these regions, the number of this type of weapon increased from the 10th century. It is one of the great inventions that preceded the creation of firearms, but it is increasingly lethal .
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