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Siege Weapon

2016-12-10T03:44:28Z

2601:147:4200:6280:C0E0:35B4:B8CD:2297: /* Modern */

Let's say you're a medieval lord with 5,000 knights, men-at-arms and peasant levies you've decided to attack and conquer a lesser lord who has 1,000 fighting men of similar abilities. If you line your guys up and fight out in the open, you'll crush him. But the coward/sensible leader does not do this and instead holds up in his [[castle]], which has high walls and heavy gates to keep people out, a large supply of rocks to drop on the heads of people trying to climb said walls, safe vantage points to shoot at attackers before they get to the walls and graineries, larders, wine cellers an cisterns which can keep his troops fed for months. You have several options available to you. You can try to storm the castle while your guys are shot and get rocks and burning sand dropped on them. You can try to starve them out, which is going to take months, lower morale as people are away from the friends and family and incur massive opportunity costs as the peasant levies could be farming, or you could employ '''Siege Weapons'''.

== Types of Siege Weapons ==
==Historic==
===Battering Ram===
One of the oldest and simplest siege weapons, the Battering Ram is, at its most basic, a log that men use to try and break down a door or section of wall. Over time people got ideas like swinging it from ropes to make it easier to smash into enemy fortifications and strong roofs to keep the men inside from being crushed by falling rocks, scalded with boiling oil or shot by arrows.

===Ballista===
One day a Greek man looked down at his crossbow and thought "what if I made it bigger?" and thus the Ballista was born. Serving as highly accurate artillery (multiple stories exist of single soldiers getting sniped by bolts), it was used by both the Greeks and Romans until cannon made it obsolete.

===Catapult===
Using weights and levers, ancient and medieval people found they could throw rocks, balls of metal or whatever else they had handy into walls to knock them down. If they had dead bodies handy, they could fling them ''over'' the walls of an enemy city and wait for them to get sick and die, as the Mongols did.
* '''Mangonel''': One of the more basic types of catapult and probably what you think of when you imagine one. They had an impressive range, able to hit targets over 1000 feet away.
* '''Onager''': An upgraded Mangonel with a few design overhauls.
* '''Trebuchet''': The big daddy of catapults, it was the biggest, most destructive and longest ranged catapults in history. This was the go-to weapon for sieges until gunpowder became practical. Unlike most catapults, which used torsion to power their throwing arm, trebuchets instead used a weight and gravity to do the trick.

===Siege Ladder===
Sometimes the best answer to a large wall is to simply go over it. The siege ladder was invented with this in mind, allowing men to climb over the walls.

===Siege Tower===
If a Siege Ladder didn't work, the solution was to make it bigger and with protection. Siege Towers allowed men to climb up without having to worry about anyone attacking them from the sides or simply knocking the ladder over. There were also platforms on top to allow archers to fire at the defenders.

===Sappers===
A good way to weaken enemy walls was to dig under them, weakening the foundation and making them more prone to fracturing and collapsing. It was a dangerous job, but it was effective.

===Petards===
Before people worked out how to make cannons that were better at killing the enemy than whoever was using them, they would sometimes use Petards. Their job was to run up to enemy walls with barrels of gun powder or other primitive bombs, light the fuse and run like hell, letting the explosion take down the wall. Most of the time this ended up killing the Petard as well, hence the phrase "hoisted by his own petard"
==Modern==
Seige Weapons are still useful into modern times. However they are used a bit differently than their middle age counterparts.

===Howitzer===
Originating in the 17th century. The Howitzer is still the go to indirect fire weapon for infantry in the 21st. When [[Gauss#Railgun|Railguns]] become smaller and more portable. It will also remain so well into the 22nd and beyond.

===Portable Explosives===

===Bangalore torpedo===

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Space Hulk: Deathwing

2016-12-09T21:27:05Z

2601:147:4200:6280:C0E0:35B4:B8CD:2297: /* Gameplay */

''"Herald of the coming doom, by cry of raven we are drawn. This oath of war and vengeance, on blade of exalted iron sworn. With blood-anointed swords aloft, advance we into dreads dark shade. Punishment divine unleashed with hate, a wrathful storm of bolt and blade. Purge with plasma, fist and shell, bring fire's righteous breath. For the Emperor, Knights of Caliban, the Lion's anointed Angels of Death."''

'''Space Hulk: Deathwing''' is an upcoming first-person shooter featuring Deathwing Terminators in a Space Hulk setting developed by Streum On Studio, the developers behind E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy. Not a lot is known about it yet, except that it's being made in the Unreal Engine 4 (meaning pretty damn good graphics) They recently released a trailer, which looks fucking awesome. <s>As of the Gamescom announcement, Deathwing will be released in November 2016.</s> On the 4th of November it was revealed that Deathwing was pushed back to December 9th, according to the official Twitter and Facebook. As compensation, pre-orders (which were given at a discount) are scheduled to receive beta access codes between November 9th and 20th.
It has now been pushed back to December 14th. Due to negative feedback from the beta.

== Story ==

== Gameplay ==
The Dark Angels get five different choices of unit (All Terminators) with a specific ability and loadout options:

*'''Tactical''' - The vanilla Terminator. While they start out with just a [[Storm Bolter]] and [[Power Fist]], these guys are still useful as they can revive downed teammates. Their weapon upgrade is the Spear of Caliban, basically an auto-fire [[Plasma Cannon]] that slowly regenerates ammo over time.
*'''Assault''' - The shieldbro Terminator. Put these guys on point to soak up bullets and melee attacks while you cover them. They come armed with a [[Power Mace]], but can replace it with a [[Thunder Hammer]] or [[Lightning Claws]].
*'''Heavy Weapons''' - The [[Dakka]] Terminator. Armed with an [[assault cannon]], these guys are great for clearing out rooms. They have shit accuracy, but that's not really a concern if there's genestealers everywhere. These guys can choose to take a plasma cannon instead.
*'''Apothecary'''- The medic Terminator. These guys are ESSENTIAL to your team, as you will take lots of damage as you progress through the space hulk. Apothecaries are equipped similarly to Tacticals, but can replace their storm bolter with a Redemption pattern bolter that fires shotshells.
*'''Librarian''' - The magic Terminator. Armed with a Force Sword and Storm Bolter, these guys can straddle the line between assault and tactical in that they're decent in both ranged and melee. Where they really shine, though, is in psyker crowd control. They have knockback, chain lightning, fireballs, and even a teleport ability that lets you eviscerate opponents up close. In singleplayer he is your main character. Which means he'll be OP as fuck.

Like the Terminators, the Genestealers come in a number of varieties as well.
*'''Genestealer''': The regular variety you will encounter. Their claws can hurt you, but they die pretty easily to a hail of bullets.
*'''Genestealer Hybrids''': Cultists who wield human weapons against you, though they are extremely weak in melee. Most are armed with puny autoguns, but the real threats are the ones with rockets, or the rare psyker.
*'''Warrior-Strain Genestealer''': Slightly bigger and stronger Genestealers who can spit acid.
*'''Stalker-Strain Genestealer''': Genestealers with partial invisibility. These guys will do everything to sneak up and take a bite out of you.
*'''Scythe-Strain Genestealer''': Armored Genestealers who will tank your bullets as the rest close the gap, though they're also slower.
*'''Broodlord''': Tough bastards who act as a boss. You will need to coordinate your fire to take these guys down.

== Links ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNT8LQnImiI| Summer Trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YROOgLD-wtU| And here is the second official trailer with extra-TROLLING pop-mariachi music, who needs bland gothic chants anyway? (Ah! The RAGE!) ]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyfId5ukbwI| And here is the better edition, a little editing by some fans]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XghbKVJZNLY|And some FAGGOT with no inspiration decided to make a more GRIMDARK cookie cutter action movie trailer version.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERJhTprNpw|'''ACTUAL''' gameplay trailer.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzsDLpNMZq0 The Gamescom teaser - we now have a release date! And no backflipping terminators!]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhRqPwyHXKg Another new video, with extensive gameplay, and surprisingly, a focus on lore.]

[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]
[[Category:Video Games]]

Space Hulk: Deathwing

2016-12-09T21:26:52Z

2601:147:4200:6280:C0E0:35B4:B8CD:2297: /* Gameplay */

''"Herald of the coming doom, by cry of raven we are drawn. This oath of war and vengeance, on blade of exalted iron sworn. With blood-anointed swords aloft, advance we into dreads dark shade. Punishment divine unleashed with hate, a wrathful storm of bolt and blade. Purge with plasma, fist and shell, bring fire's righteous breath. For the Emperor, Knights of Caliban, the Lion's anointed Angels of Death."''

'''Space Hulk: Deathwing''' is an upcoming first-person shooter featuring Deathwing Terminators in a Space Hulk setting developed by Streum On Studio, the developers behind E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy. Not a lot is known about it yet, except that it's being made in the Unreal Engine 4 (meaning pretty damn good graphics) They recently released a trailer, which looks fucking awesome. <s>As of the Gamescom announcement, Deathwing will be released in November 2016.</s> On the 4th of November it was revealed that Deathwing was pushed back to December 9th, according to the official Twitter and Facebook. As compensation, pre-orders (which were given at a discount) are scheduled to receive beta access codes between November 9th and 20th.
It has now been pushed back to December 14th. Due to negative feedback from the beta.

== Story ==

== Gameplay ==
The Dark Angels get five different choices of unit (All Terminators) with a specific ability and loadout options:

*'''Tactical''' - The vanilla Terminator. While they start out with just a [[Storm Bolter]] and [[Power Fist]], these guys are still useful as they can revive downed teammates. Their weapon upgrade is the Spear of Caliban, basically an auto-fire [[Plasma Cannon]] that slowly regenerates ammo over time.
*'''Assault''' - The shieldbro Terminator. Put these guys on point to soak up bullets and melee attacks while you cover them. They come armed with a [[Power Mace]], but can replace it with a [[Thunder Hammer]] or [[Lightning Claws]].
*'''Heavy Weapons''' - The [[Dakka]] Terminator. Armed with an [[assault cannon]], these guys are great for clearing out rooms. They have shit accuracy, but that's not really a concern if there's genestealers everywhere. These guys can choose to take a plasma cannon instead.
*'''Apothecary'''- The medic Terminator. These guys are ESSENTIAL to your team, as you will take lots of damage as you progress through the space hulk. Apothecaries are equipped similarly to Tacticals, but can replace their storm bolter with a Redemption pattern bolter that fires shotshells.
*'''Librarian''' - The magic Terminator. Armed with a Force Sword and Storm Bolter, these guys can straddle the line between assault and tactical in that they're decent in both ranged and melee. Where they really shine, though, is in psyker crowd control. They have knockback, chain lightning, fireballs, and even a teleport ability that lets you eviscerate opponents up close.
In singleplayer he is your main character. Which means he'll be OP as fuck.

Like the Terminators, the Genestealers come in a number of varieties as well.
*'''Genestealer''': The regular variety you will encounter. Their claws can hurt you, but they die pretty easily to a hail of bullets.
*'''Genestealer Hybrids''': Cultists who wield human weapons against you, though they are extremely weak in melee. Most are armed with puny autoguns, but the real threats are the ones with rockets, or the rare psyker.
*'''Warrior-Strain Genestealer''': Slightly bigger and stronger Genestealers who can spit acid.
*'''Stalker-Strain Genestealer''': Genestealers with partial invisibility. These guys will do everything to sneak up and take a bite out of you.
*'''Scythe-Strain Genestealer''': Armored Genestealers who will tank your bullets as the rest close the gap, though they're also slower.
*'''Broodlord''': Tough bastards who act as a boss. You will need to coordinate your fire to take these guys down.

== Links ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNT8LQnImiI| Summer Trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YROOgLD-wtU| And here is the second official trailer with extra-TROLLING pop-mariachi music, who needs bland gothic chants anyway? (Ah! The RAGE!) ]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyfId5ukbwI| And here is the better edition, a little editing by some fans]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XghbKVJZNLY|And some FAGGOT with no inspiration decided to make a more GRIMDARK cookie cutter action movie trailer version.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERJhTprNpw|'''ACTUAL''' gameplay trailer.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzsDLpNMZq0 The Gamescom teaser - we now have a release date! And no backflipping terminators!]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhRqPwyHXKg Another new video, with extensive gameplay, and surprisingly, a focus on lore.]

[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]
[[Category:Video Games]]

Space Hulk: Deathwing

2016-12-09T21:18:53Z

2601:147:4200:6280:C0E0:35B4:B8CD:2297:

''"Herald of the coming doom, by cry of raven we are drawn. This oath of war and vengeance, on blade of exalted iron sworn. With blood-anointed swords aloft, advance we into dreads dark shade. Punishment divine unleashed with hate, a wrathful storm of bolt and blade. Purge with plasma, fist and shell, bring fire's righteous breath. For the Emperor, Knights of Caliban, the Lion's anointed Angels of Death."''

'''Space Hulk: Deathwing''' is an upcoming first-person shooter featuring Deathwing Terminators in a Space Hulk setting developed by Streum On Studio, the developers behind E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy. Not a lot is known about it yet, except that it's being made in the Unreal Engine 4 (meaning pretty damn good graphics) They recently released a trailer, which looks fucking awesome. <s>As of the Gamescom announcement, Deathwing will be released in November 2016.</s> On the 4th of November it was revealed that Deathwing was pushed back to December 9th, according to the official Twitter and Facebook. As compensation, pre-orders (which were given at a discount) are scheduled to receive beta access codes between November 9th and 20th.
It has now been pushed back to December 14th. Due to negative feedback from the beta.

== Story ==

== Gameplay ==
The Dark Angels get five different choices of unit (All Terminators) with a specific ability and loadout options:

*'''Tactical''' - The vanilla Terminator. While they start out with just a [[Storm Bolter]] and [[Power Fist]], these guys are still useful as they can revive downed teammates. Their weapon upgrade is the Spear of Caliban, basically an auto-fire [[Plasma Cannon]] that slowly regenerates ammo over time.
*'''Assault''' - The shieldbro Terminator. Put these guys on point to soak up bullets and melee attacks while you cover them. They come armed with a [[Power Mace]], but can replace it with a [[Thunder Hammer]] or [[Lightning Claws]].
*'''Heavy Weapons''' - The [[Dakka]] Terminator. Armed with an [[assault cannon]], these guys are great for clearing out rooms. They have shit accuracy, but that's not really a concern if there's genestealers everywhere. These guys can choose to take a plasma cannon instead.
*'''Apothecary'''- The medic Terminator. These guys are ESSENTIAL to your team, as you will take lots of damage as you progress through the space hulk. Apothecaries are equipped similarly to Tacticals, but can replace their storm bolter with a Redemption pattern bolter that fires shotshells.
*'''Librarian''' - The magic Terminator. Armed with a Force Sword and Storm Bolter, these guys can straddle the line between assault and tactical in that they're decent in both ranged and melee. Where they really shine, though, is in psyker crowd control. They have knockback, chain lightning, fireballs, and even a teleport ability that lets you eviscerate opponents up close.

Like the Terminators, the Genestealers come in a number of varieties as well.
*'''Genestealer''': The regular variety you will encounter. Their claws can hurt you, but they die pretty easily to a hail of bullets.
*'''Genestealer Hybrids''': Cultists who wield human weapons against you, though they are extremely weak in melee. Most are armed with puny autoguns, but the real threats are the ones with rockets, or the rare psyker.
*'''Warrior-Strain Genestealer''': Slightly bigger and stronger Genestealers who can spit acid.
*'''Stalker-Strain Genestealer''': Genestealers with partial invisibility. These guys will do everything to sneak up and take a bite out of you.
*'''Scythe-Strain Genestealer''': Armored Genestealers who will tank your bullets as the rest close the gap, though they're also slower.
*'''Broodlord''': Tough bastards who act as a boss. You will need to coordinate your fire to take these guys down.

== Links ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNT8LQnImiI| Summer Trailer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YROOgLD-wtU| And here is the second official trailer with extra-TROLLING pop-mariachi music, who needs bland gothic chants anyway? (Ah! The RAGE!) ]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyfId5ukbwI| And here is the better edition, a little editing by some fans]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XghbKVJZNLY|And some FAGGOT with no inspiration decided to make a more GRIMDARK cookie cutter action movie trailer version.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERJhTprNpw|'''ACTUAL''' gameplay trailer.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzsDLpNMZq0 The Gamescom teaser - we now have a release date! And no backflipping terminators!]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhRqPwyHXKg Another new video, with extensive gameplay, and surprisingly, a focus on lore.]

[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]
[[Category:Video Games]]