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Because the siege engines will round them off anyway if we make them sharp and our castle ever comes under attack. And our defending archers can better rain arr
by mauvehaus 5y ago
Because the siege engines will round them off anyway if we make them sharp and our castle ever comes under attack. And our defending archers can better rain arrows down on attackers approaching from any direction from a rounded tower.
- mcphage 5y agoAh, but internal sharp angles are pretty good. Get a nice V to defend against attackers from 2 sides…
- Cullinet 5y ago
- pedrosorio 5y agoYep, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Fortress_of_Almeida https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Fortress_of_Almeida
- InitialLastName 5y agoWorth noting that in addition to the ability of defenders to see every part of the wall, star forts have the advantage of making artillery fire more likely to hit the wall at an oblique angle, reducing the odds of a direct hit and (probabilistically) reducing the energy imparted to destroying the wall.
- jessaustin 5y agoThere's a trade-off: it takes much more masonry to enclose the same amount of space.