lah%ucbcory@Berkeley (08/24/85)
From: lah%ucbcory@Berkeley (Commander RYN Leigh Ann Hussey) I'm going to do a bit of research on some relevant topics before I post, but meanwhile, a thought: "I would expect a modern army to take at least a day or two to get it right." A modern army, yes. But the modern army is not, for example, the Roman Legion, and in addition, seige tactics went out with the English Civil War. Of course they wouldn't know how to do it! A few hints about what I'm going to be looking for: * anything known about the building of Stonehenge * anything about seige tactics, specifically how long the engines took to build * various things known about bronze/early iron age technology in general, as this is about the level of sophistication I would guess the Ewoks to have reached. Give me some time (a week or so, I'm doing my own writing, you know!) and I'll produce a decent study (in 300 wds or less!). Regards, Leigh Ann PS Yes, I've been promoted, so don't bother writing me about it...:-)