Trebuchet Impact Forensics

Forensic Ballistics Sim
Historical Siege Engines & Projectile Ballistics 1304 Stirling Castle Excavation Model
Trajectory: Ready to Fire
Range: 220.0 m | Angle: 45.0°
Terminal Velocity: 42.4 m/s
Kinetic Energy: 121.4 kJ
Bioarchaeological Trauma Map: 167-Fracture Skeleton Impact State: 167 Fractures Observed
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Total Fractures
167
Impact Energy
121.4 kJ
Cortical Overload
18.4x Yield

Cranium & Vault Comminution 38 Fractures

Peak Force: 14.8 kN (Cortical threshold: 4.0 kN)
Parietal bone multi-fragment depressed fracture from high-velocity limestone blunt force.
Radiating concentric fractures traversing coronal and sagittal suture lines.
Perimortem non-elastic collapse of basicranium and occipital condyles.
Bioarchaeological Diagnosis: Polytrauma Catastrophic Siege Impact (Edward I Warwolf Correlated).
Forensic Incident Dossier Case: STIRLING-1304

Context & Archaeological Provenance

Excavations near Scottish castle curtain walls revealed an adult male skeleton suffering over 160 perimortem blunt-force fractures. Ballistic matching supports terminal kinetic transfer from Edward I's colossal Warwolf counterweight trebuchet during the 1304 siege.

Kinetic Dissipation & Biomechanics

Bone Yield Energy: 1.2 kJ Dissipated: 121.4 kJ

Catastrophic Polytrauma: Kinetic energy exceeds adult skeleton tolerance by over 100x.

Fracture Breakdown by Region

Cranial & Facial:38 fractures
Thoracic Rib Crush:46 fractures
Vertebral & Pelvic:35 fractures
Upper Extremities:22 fractures
Lower Extremities:26 fractures
Validated with bioarchaeological perimortem trauma indices.
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