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Deutsch: Rekonstruktionen antiker mechanischer Artillerie im Saalburg-Museum in Hessen (Deutschland)
  • Links stehend: Polybolos, ein semi-automatisches Katapult aus dem 3. Jh. v. Chr. (Rekonstruktion des deutschen Ingenieurs Erwin Schramm (1856–1935))
  • Rechts stehend: Philons Chalkotonon, ein Geschütz mit bronzenen Federn (von Schramm als "Erzspanngeschütz" rekonstruiert)
  • Unten Mitte: Hölzerner Kettenantrieb des Polybolos
  • Unten rechts: Philons Aerotonon, ein pneumatisches Katapult ausgestellt ohne Dreifuß (von Schramm als "Luftspanngeschütz" rekonstruiert)
  • Hintergrund, an der Wand: Gastraphetes, eine griechische Armbrust
English: Reconstructions of ancient mechanical artillery in the Saalburg Museum, Hesse, Germany
  • Left standing: Polybolos, a 3rd century BC repeating catapult (reconstruction by the German engineer Erwin Schramm (1856–1935))
  • Right standing: Philo's Chalkotonon, a bronze-spring catapult (reconstructed by Schramm as "Erzspanngeschütz")
  • Bottom center: Wooden chain-drive mechanism of the Polybolos
  • Bottom right: Philo's Aerotonon, a pneumatic catapult displayed without tripod stand (reconstructed by Schramm as "Luftspanngeschütz")
  • Background, on wall: Gastraphetes, a Greek crossbow
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