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==General Rules==
==General Rules==
# Anyone operating a siege engine in combat must be armoured to Lochac's armour requirements for combat archers.
# If you are operating a siege engine in combat, you must be armoured to Lochac's [[Armoured_Combat:Armoured_Combat:Armour_Requirements|armour requirements for combat archers.]]
# Siege engine crews must be made up of combatants who are authorised in siege and are familiar with the engine that they are operating.
# Siege engine crews must be made up of combatants who are authorised in siege and are familiar with the engine that they are operating.
# Siege engine crews must inspect their engine for wear, stress, and fatigue before each battle and, if possible, during holds.
# Siege engine crews must inspect their engine for wear, stress, and fatigue before each battle and, if possible, during holds.
# During holds, siege engine crews are not allowed to cock, load, move, or in any other way make their engine ready.
# During holds, you are not allowed to cock, load, move, or in any other way make your engine ready.
# Siege engine crews must immediately secure their engine if it becomed unsafe.
# Siege engine crews must immediately secure their engine if it becomes unsafe.
##They must remove the engine from the field at their earliest opportunity.
##You must remove the engine from the field at your earliest opportunity.
# Siege engine crews are responsible for the safe operation of their engine during combat.
# Siege engine crews are responsible for the safe operation of their engine during combat.
##They must make sure that crew members are clear of moving parts and that non-crew personnel are not directly in front of the engine and not within 5 feet (1.52m) of the travel path of moving parts before discharging their weapon.
##You must make sure that crew members are clear of moving parts and that non-crew personnel are not directly in front of the engine and not within 5 feet (1.52m) of the travel path of moving parts before discharging your weapon.
# Siege engine crews are responsible for the safety and condition of their ammunition, and must visually inspect each round for damage before it is fired.
# Siege engine crews are responsible for the safety and condition of their ammunition, and must visually inspect each round for damage before it is fired.
##Ammunition that has been inspected prior to the battle does not need to be re-inspected before it is fired, but any ammunition that has been retrieved from the field must be re-inspected.
##Ammunition that has been inspected prior to the battle does not need to be re-inspected before it is fired, but any ammunition that has been retrieved from the field must be re-inspected.
#Engines must not fire ammunition that is not designed for their weapon.
#Engines must not fire ammunition that is not designed for that weapon.
# It is recommended that siege engine crews give verbal commands for each phase of engine operation.
# It is recommended that siege engine crews give verbal commands for each phase of engine operation.


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Revision as of 09:20, 10 November 2024

Siege Engine Operation

General Rules

  1. If you are operating a siege engine in combat, you must be armoured to Lochac's armour requirements for combat archers.
  2. Siege engine crews must be made up of combatants who are authorised in siege and are familiar with the engine that they are operating.
  3. Siege engine crews must inspect their engine for wear, stress, and fatigue before each battle and, if possible, during holds.
  4. During holds, you are not allowed to cock, load, move, or in any other way make your engine ready.
  5. Siege engine crews must immediately secure their engine if it becomes unsafe.
    1. You must remove the engine from the field at your earliest opportunity.
  6. Siege engine crews are responsible for the safe operation of their engine during combat.
    1. You must make sure that crew members are clear of moving parts and that non-crew personnel are not directly in front of the engine and not within 5 feet (1.52m) of the travel path of moving parts before discharging your weapon.
  7. Siege engine crews are responsible for the safety and condition of their ammunition, and must visually inspect each round for damage before it is fired.
    1. Ammunition that has been inspected prior to the battle does not need to be re-inspected before it is fired, but any ammunition that has been retrieved from the field must be re-inspected.
  8. Engines must not fire ammunition that is not designed for that weapon.
  9. It is recommended that siege engine crews give verbal commands for each phase of engine operation.
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