Small catapult

Small catapult
Examine

A small four wheel catapult designed to be dragged by one person. It could be used to hurl items at walls and fences.
Creation
Activate log (24.00 kg) Right-click shaft (1.00 kg) Open submenu "Create > War machines"
Total materials
1x log (24 kg) 6x logs (17 kg) 1x shaft 5x ropes (0.50 kg) 2x small wheel axles
Result
Small catapult
Skill and improvement
Uses fine carpentry skill Improved using fine carpentry tools and materials
Properties
Can be dyed using 18048g of paint.

Description

A small catapult is a war machine used to launch ammunition at walls, fences, bridges, and other targets.

A catapult's primary use is the destruction of walls and gates. It can hit another player or animal, but this is very difficult.
A catapult needs 21.0 body strength to use.
It can be dragged, but only by players, not by animals.
Cannot be operated with furniture or other large objects within 1 tile of it.
Cannot be operated if the tile it stands on is below water level or inside a cave.
Can be loaded into larger ships like the knarr or cog.
A spyglass is an excellent tool for measuring distance when winching.

First load it with ammunition. Almost everything can be fired, but stone shards and ores do the most damage.
Quality and damage of the ammunition affect the amount of damage done to the target.
To load a catapult, activate an item in your inventory, right-click the catapult, and select Machine > Load.
After loading the catapult, it must be winched. With every winch, the catapult shoots 1 tile further.
The minimum distance a catapult can shoot is 3 tiles, which is 10 winches.
The maximum distance a catapult can shoot is 50 tiles.
To winch a catapult, right-click the catapult after it has been loaded and select Winch.
This distance is calculated including both the tiles that the catapult and the target are standing on.
To aim the catapult, drag it so that it points toward the target.
The firing angle can be changed for more precise aiming. By default, the firing angle is 45 degrees and can be changed to between 5 and 85 degrees.
When the catapult has been winched at least 10 times, it can be fired by right-clicking the catapult and selecting Machine > Fire.
If it was properly aimed and winched, the event window will show either that the shot missed the target or a list of everything it hits. If it says that nothing was hit, the aim is off.

A catapult's trajectory is affected by elevation. Firing uphill requires more winching to hit the target, while firing downhill requires less winching.
Action timer for winching is affected by skill.
Any item launched with the catapult will be either heavily damaged or destroyed. Any item that is not destroyed will be at the target tile.
Starting power is determined by the number of winches. Power is directly related to starting velocity, for example, 20 winches is 20 m/s.
Anything within a small radius of the landing position will take damage. The size of the radius is determined by the size of the thrown projectile.
A catapult's projectile arc is checked for any walls, floors, bridges, or fences it hits. Otherwise, it travels a full arc until it hits the ground.
Weight, quality, and final velocity all add to how much damage it deals to objects it lands on. Metal and stone do the most damage.
Catapults can fire over buildings and walls.
Catapults cannot hit guard towers or damage mine doors.
You can do a maximum of 20 damage to your target in one successful hit.
Catapults seem to be able to damage bridges. Four stone shards did 8.0374664 damage on a bridge of QL 48.90988.
Combine ammunition into 80 kg shards in order to maximize damage.

Item	Notes
Stone shards	Combined stone shards will do more damage.
Stone brick	Less damage than stone shards.
Ore	Frequently used during raids, as it cannot be used by the enemy to repair walls and is nearly worthless after being shot.
Corpse	Deals moderate damage and can be useful when other ammunition types are unavailable.

When using a small catapult:

When creating a small catapult:

If you get the error message, "You can't work with the small catapult. This area is too crowded," move surrounding objects at least 2 tiles away.
On Freedom servers, catapults can be used with the following limitations:
- On deed: Can destroy anything, including owned houses, if given destroy building permission. This applies to allies and non-citizens as well.
- Off deed: Can destroy any fence, wall, or hedge, including in perimeters, but not buildings, even if the building belongs to the user.