I've had big plans for creating units, but I have to bow to the inevitable and say I don't have enough spare time to do so. I applaud those that have created some of the units I've seen previewed here - I know how much time it must take!
Anyway, enough preamble. I just wanted to post an idea for a unit I thought would be great (and quite unique) in the hope that someone might want to rise to the challenge.
What I had in mind was a EUTHYTONON. What you've never heard of it? - I hadn't either, I just stumbled across it one day. Basically it was a heavy catapult/crossbow - requiring two men to operate. It was the two-man bit that attracted me as I haven't seen any units with two people, and I'm positive it could be done.
I've attached a pic of one, and here's a link to the page I found it on ...
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Here's a brief description:
The euthytonon was invented in mid-fourth century BC. The weapon is powered by two torsion spings consisting of rope bundles. On each end of a torsion spring there is a bronze washer (modiolus) holding an iron lever (epizygis). The two torsion springs and the four modioli are clearly visible in the reconstruction displayed here, also the two arms of the weapon coming out at the sides.
This light torsion catapult was the most common type of artillery during the Hellenistic period. With only slight modifications the weapon was employed still in the Early Roman Imperial period, up to ca. AD 100, when the Romans redesigned their artillery.
Anyway, hope someone is interested enough to consider it.
Anyway, enough preamble. I just wanted to post an idea for a unit I thought would be great (and quite unique) in the hope that someone might want to rise to the challenge.
What I had in mind was a EUTHYTONON. What you've never heard of it? - I hadn't either, I just stumbled across it one day. Basically it was a heavy catapult/crossbow - requiring two men to operate. It was the two-man bit that attracted me as I haven't seen any units with two people, and I'm positive it could be done.
I've attached a pic of one, and here's a link to the page I found it on ...
Click here
Here's a brief description:
The euthytonon was invented in mid-fourth century BC. The weapon is powered by two torsion spings consisting of rope bundles. On each end of a torsion spring there is a bronze washer (modiolus) holding an iron lever (epizygis). The two torsion springs and the four modioli are clearly visible in the reconstruction displayed here, also the two arms of the weapon coming out at the sides.
This light torsion catapult was the most common type of artillery during the Hellenistic period. With only slight modifications the weapon was employed still in the Early Roman Imperial period, up to ca. AD 100, when the Romans redesigned their artillery.
Anyway, hope someone is interested enough to consider it.
