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  1. Mar 26, 2023, 07:07 AM #1
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    Lowering a medieval drawbridge - GIF

    Lowering a medieval drawbridge.




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    Now let's see it going up while arrows are coming at them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karl_H View Post
    Now let's see it going up while arrows are coming at them.
    That's probably why the chains are secured to the stone walls. You shelter behind the walls while you pull on the chains. The drawbridge doesn't have to be up very far before it serves as a shield against arrows.



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