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Attacking and Defending a Castle, Battering Ram
The battling ram was mostly just a large heavy log, the castle walls made of brick or stone were weak in tension and soon cracked when impacted. Soon a small hole would developed, then it became easier still, large holes were soon made with these rams in no time at all. In a more sophisticated design, a battering ram was slung from a support frame with wheeled, and hang by ropes or chains so that it could be much more massive and also more easily swung against its target.
Index Fire Battering Ram Catapult Giant crossbow Underground mines Under siege Belfry Tower The Curtain Wall The Portcullis The Gatehouse The Drawbridge Over The Moat Oil, Water, Stones Arrows
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The
battering ram was soon developed to knock holes, and destroy doors in castle
walls. With the weight of several men behind the ram, it give a good clout.