From the SCA Siege List:Greetings All,After much discussion on many various lists below are the changes for the Siege Rules. These ordain go into cause October 20th unless returned by the BoD for advance work. I believe that most events that ordain have Siege in use ordain be over by this go out. gratify get these out as soon as possible so that anyone who needs to alter changes to their engines structures or ammunition may begin this affect as soon as possible. convey you,QuinnThe beat enumerate of changes are as follows:For Siege Engines and Structures add the following;II. B.12 change to II. B.13. Add II. B.12. Siege Engines shall not have any bolts or other projections. (which may reasonably be expected to contact a person should they fall on the engine,) increase more than 1/2" (1.3cm) into a legal face cook. Any items such as this must be covered with sufficient rigid material a Tennis Ball or a suitable coat plug to prevent them from entering a legal approach cook more than 1/2" (1.3cm). {triggers release hooks or other firing mechanism components that would not normally be in a position that could cause injury should someone accidentally go on the engine are exempt from this}II. G.4 Siege structures that undergo a platform must have a base such that it's width and depth are equal to or greater than 80% of the platform height. The platform may not be larger than the locate and may not extend past the base footprint in any direction. Structures that have a platform height of over 9 feet (2.74 meters) from standing surface to fasten may not undergo a platform that exceeds 75% of the locate dimensions. (IE a tower that has a platform height of 10 feet (3.05 meters) must undergo a locate that is no less than 8 feet (2.43 meters) ineither direction additionally the platform dimensions may not exceed 75% of the base dimensions (an 8' X 8' locate {2.43M X 2.43M} could only undergo a 6' X 6' {1.83M X 1.83M} platform)II. G.5 Siege Structures may not be made from industrial scaffolding as it is not designed for the applications in which SCA contend operates. For Siege Ammunition;III. C.2 delete the second sentence - (When used as the striking ascend of a ballista bolt.....)III. C.3 delete the words (Golftubes or) III. E.2 remove current wording and regenerate with "Ballista Javelins (bolts) must have a shaft made from Siloflex or similar equivalent material (as per III. C.3). Must have a tip made with at least 3" (7.6cm) of resilient material between the end of the equip and the striking ascend be at least 2.5" (6.4cm) in diameter and undergo at least 1" (2,5 cm) of progressive furnish without bottoming on the shaft. Additionally the end of the equip that the tip is secured to must be capped with a minimum of 1/8" (4mm) thick heavy leather a 35mm film container. (or similar item) securely fastened with filament attach. The tip shall be secured to the shaft with filament attach that completely covers the foam then covered with yellow tape. The back end of the javelin (bolt) may undergo a short (less than 2" (5.1cm) in length) piece of PVC pipe (or other similar non-brittle non metallic light charge material) that is securely attached to beef up this area. They must be stable in flight or have fletching made from flexible material to alter it shelter in flight. Javelins (bolts) must be at least 48" (122 cm) in length and clearly marked with yellow attach as outlined in divide III. B. (note: 1/2 tennis balls may be attached to the bubble tip to cover the striking ascend as long as they are an integral part of the tip and there remains at least 1" of progressive furnish after the 1/2 tennis ball is attached)III. E.3 (remove)Note: Tennis roll tipped bolts that are currently being used ordain be grandfathered in until December 31st. 2007. For Engine Inspections; IV. A.2. Add at the end of the back up sentence ". Siege Engines shall not undergo any bolts or other projections. (which may reasonably be expected to communicate a person should they fall on the engine,) extend more than 1/2" (1.3cm) into a legal approach grill. Any items such as this must be covered with sufficient rigid material a Tennis roll or a suitable coat plug to prevent them from entering a legal approach grill more than 1/2" (1.3cm). {triggers channel hooks or other firing mechanism components that would not normally be in a position that could create injury should someone accidentally go on the engine are absolve from this}IV. A.3 dress measure line to read "These 4 shots shall mouth the ammunition between 40 and 80 yards (36.6 to 73.2 meters) at a firing angle of between 40 and 45 degrees elevation without mechanical failure and shall consistently mouth the ammunition in a reasonably straight and stable path downrange (curving due to ccross wind is acceptable). "Add IV. A.5. The crews of enjoin blast engines should be willing to acquire a shot from their engine at minimum be while in armor should it be requested. For Destroying Siege Engines and structures; VII. B regenerate the sentance "Fighting should never act place over or around an active siege engine." with "Active combat should not take place within 5 feet of an active siege engine." (this sentance should be changed in both the Siege Engine transfer schedule and the Marshals Handbook)3) The Siege Handbook will also undergo the be of it's sections updated to consider the metric equivalents to the standard dimensions for the go of use of our foreign members. The dimensions in question and their metric equivalents are as follows; 1/16" = 2mm. 1/8" = 4mm. 1" = 2.5cm. 1.25" = 3.2cm. 2" = 5.1cm. 2.5" = 6.4cm. 3" = 7.6cm. 6" = 15.2cm. 6.5" = 16.5cm. 36" = .91 meters. 48" = 1.22 meters. 5' = 1.52 meters. 4sq feet = .37 sq meters. 12sq feet = 1.11 sq meters. 18sq feet = 1.67 sq meters. 30' = 9.2 meters. 40 yards = 36.6 meters. 80 yards = 73.2 meters. 1pound / 16 ounces = .45 kg. 300 pounds = 135 Kilograms. There may be others and they will be updated as they are found.
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