catapult: Quick Facts

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Diagram titled Components of a catapult labels its basket, throwing arm, frame, winding winch, fulcrum, and torsion engine, explaining how stored torsion launches a projectile.

Illustration of a Roman-era catapult made of wood, featuring labeled parts such as the arm and winch, with two Roman soldiers in armor operating it and stone projectiles nearby.

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