Trebuchet Cluster Incendiaries!!

Medieval incendiary weapons were widespread through the 14thC and 15thC and they really interest me. They threw them with trebuchets and I just happen to have a trebuchet........ I have also been thinking about quite how they did it, so I decided to try out multiple incendiary charges in one bundle, timed to separate mid flight.

I tried and I succeeded and it was (if I say so myself) GREAT!

Chapters:
00:45 Medieval Fire Weapons
02:07 Previous Incendiary Misfire
03:41 Sticky fire mixture demonstration
07:26 First Test shot
07:54 Second Test Shot
09:10 Cluster Fire Shot!

[CptHookNose]

If I ever become a feudal monarch, I want Tod as my royal siege engineer!

[Kelnx]

"Exactly what I wanted, multiple fires, I didn't even add arsenic"

Lol man, without context this would sound really bad.

[bunnyadvocate]

Mythbusters: A protective compound positioned a km away with multiple bullet-proof glass walls.
Todd: Stands in the target area with a upturned wooden table for protection. 👍

[AkosJaccik]

They: "Airburst incendiary trebuchet round isn't real, it cannot hurt you."
Airburst incendiary trebuchet round:

[BunnyOfThunder]

It takes a confident craftsman to stand behind his machines. It takes a REALLY confident craftsman to stand IN FRONT of them!

[QuantumHistorian]

I'm usually a little sceptical about the practical utility of cluster ammunition or incendiaries in a medieval context... But this ticks all the boxes! Lobbing fire over walls into a wide area is exactly what a besieger would surely want to do.

[RobbieB]

The perfect swan song for the Trebuchet. We will miss her

[QuantumHistorian]

That wide side on view of the release and trajectory arc is beautiful!

[hulkthedane]

"Don't do this at home...." No, do it in your neighbor's field 🤣👍🙊🙈👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[jewishmonarch]

This farmer must have all the best pub stories.
"Some plonker tried breaking into the coop a few nights back, what about you?".
- Tod came round and shot homemade cluster firebombs using a medieval siege weapon into the old rapeseed field...
"...You taking the piss? Really?".
- Yeah, it was awesome!

XD

[RupertAndCheese]

The spread on that last shot was beautifully rounded.

[jurakarok]

The reason the first test fire didn't work right was you forgot to shout "Loose!", the trebuchet just wasn't feeling it

[adventureike]

Such a success as to leave Tod speechless? Never thought I'd see the day! 😂

[Imperator-elnt]

This may have been the only time in history that a man happily screams "oh yes" while fireballs fly towards him😂

[dembro]

Tod’s Workshop: Judgment Arc, raining fire and brimstone from the sky.

[shlamimk]

Tod, anyone sitting down to this video without the context of seeing your previous videos is gonna think you are an absolute nutter.

I love it.

[timphipps]

"Don't do this at home, but... please buy this catapult"

[theharbinger]

Your enthusiasm is just so joyful. Also I must say, I got my custom dagger I ordered from you a while back, and it is gorgeous and wonderful. Goodbye to Trebby, thanks for the videos.

[dallenlofgreen]

I fully believe that this would have been done. It's an absolute morale breaker. Imagine being under siege as these things come pouring over the walls. You can't see or breathe as the arsenic burns your lungs and eyes. Your house is burning, your food and water are contaminated by the noxious chemicals, it's a mess.

10/10 - Definitely trying this at home (once I sort out the whole no-trebuchet issue).

[johnbeauvais]

As Churchill said "There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at with no result." I suppose that is even more true to stand downrange of a trebuchet. Amazing stuff!