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fernando · 14th May 2009, 08:10 PM

I wish i were a brilliant mind, to coment on this one with authority. I am only brilliant enough to recognize that this is too much sand for my truck.
Fantasy, fiction ... where is the border between them and reality ? Probably the drawings of da Vinci were initially considered fantasy, namely the helicopter and the wheel lock mechanism ?!
Isn't this drawing coherent with the others from the same work (and not only)that you showed here?
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7927
Maybe all these are fantasized drawings of weapons to come? Ones looking more 'implausible' than others?
You said it, multi barrel devices (cannons/mortsars/böllers) were part of the scene.
Was Flavius Vegetius Renatus a writer or an arms specialist?
Let me stop here, to avoid talking more BS.
By the way, did you people know that it was da Vinci who 'invented' the pointed projectile?
Fernando

14th May 2009, 08:10 PM	#3
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,639	I wish i were a brilliant mind, to coment on this one with authority. I am only brilliant enough to recognize that this is too much sand for my truck. Fantasy, fiction ... where is the border between them and reality ? Probably the drawings of da Vinci were initially considered fantasy, namely the helicopter and the wheel lock mechanism ?! Isn't this drawing coherent with the others from the same work (and not only)that you showed here? http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7927 Maybe all these are fantasized drawings of weapons to come? Ones looking more 'implausible' than others? You said it, multi barrel devices (cannons/mortsars/böllers) were part of the scene. Was Flavius Vegetius Renatus a writer or an arms specialist? Let me stop here, to avoid talking more BS. By the way, did you people know that it was da Vinci who 'invented' the pointed projectile? Fernando Last edited by fernando; 14th May 2009 at 08:27 PM.