siege engine

siege engine is a siege equipment or weapon type.

Overview

Its recorded use is siege. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

device that is designed to break or circumvent city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Siege engine”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q655697: siege engine
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