Timeline for Would Medieval Paratroopers be useful for sieging castles?
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| Aug 8, 2022 at 2:20 | comment | added | KerrAvon2055 | A further problem is that paratrooper drops, even in training, practically always result in some casualties due to bad landings. A DZ in an open field isn't too bad, but tree-jumping (for example) was abandoned as a tactic due to injury rates. Trying to drop an armoured soldier into a castle (!) with a primitive, probably non-steerable parachute has a miniscule chance of any given soldier being functional on the ground. Most likely are injuries ranging from twisted ankles to broken necks, any of which makes the paratrooper worthless in medieval combat. | |
| Aug 7, 2022 at 15:02 | comment | added | Ray | A third alternative: psy-ops. Parachutes can be rigged to deploy automatically. Attach one to a single, perfectly healthy cow, air-drop it gently into the courtyard, and let the enemy try to figure out what exactly your strategy might be, that this act somehow furthers your plans. | |
| S Aug 7, 2022 at 8:50 | history | suggested | Greg Martin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 6, 2022 at 23:37 | vote | accept | ITM_Coder | ||
| Aug 6, 2022 at 6:20 | comment | added | Vesper | About hitting the well with cow bombardment - quite cunning actually, also if a cow is dropped from high enough, the roof would get broken anyway. Finally a tandem drop could be made, a cow corpse with a stone attached by a chain, the corpse has more air resistance so will come down second, and the stone will penetrate roofs. | |
| Aug 6, 2022 at 0:45 | history | answered | Tortliena - inactive | CC BY-SA 4.0 |