Packet 10: Tossup 3

A style of these objects with a switch point found in Chu tombs was used alongside a design of them that strong men called chueh chang operated on carts. A Greek design of these objects was named for its use by pushing a semi-circle (15[1])into the belly and was diagrammed by Heron (15[1])of Alexandria, the gastraphetes. (15[1]-5[2])A spanner (15[2]-5[1])called a cranequin aided users of a High Medieval (15[1])steel-reinforced (15[1])type of these objects called an (*) arbalest. (10[3]-5[2])Zhūgě (-5[2])Liàng (10[2])is traditionally (-5[1])credited (10[1])with inventing a “repeating” style of these objects (10[2])whose weakness (-5[2])sometimes necessitated (10[1])poison. (10[1])These were the most sophisticated objects banned by the Second Lateran Council in 1139. Genoese mercenaries (10[1])famous for using these (-5[1])objects were outclassed (10[1])at Crécy. For 10 points, name these bolt-firing handheld weapons that the French favored over the longbow. (10[1])■END■ (10[8])

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