Siege engine

Bores were a type of siege weapon, similar in design and nature to battering rams, that were used to damage and break enemy structures.

Description
Bores consisted of a wheeled gallery that protected a central mechanism, usually a log, that was suspended from its roof beams with slings and capped with a large metal screw bit. This manner of suspension allowed the mechanism to turn about its axis. Some versions of this weapon had stakes of metal or wood driven into the mechanism along its length, which acted as handles for its operators.

The first type of bore was operated by pulling back the mechanism and letting it swing into the target, much like a wheeled battering ram. The second type was operated by having it pushed against the target and then turning the stakes along the bore's length to cause rotation.

Notable Users

 * The Company of Hunnar used a wide variety of siege weapons that included bores.