Podsebití was a wooden cover on the battlements of the walls mostly built up just before the battle and served to create a better firing positions for archers.If it was podsebití placed above the gate gave him on the enemy to throw stones..
Podsebití
I will just add that the main purpose of this fortification element was to eliminate the "dead" space at the wall itself. Holes were placed in this usually wooden gallery, through which the enemy could be threatened directly below. The name itself is also derived from this: Podsebití = beating oneself.[/I]
The attached image shows the main types of underruns:
1) a walkway extending inwards, resting on struts and brackets, the outer side is a wall
2) overhanging galleries sitting on the wall on both sides, after removing the boards, casting or throwing holes are created
3) and 4) galleries embedded in the wall
The attached image shows the main types of underruns:
1) a walkway extending inwards, resting on struts and brackets, the outer side is a wall
2) overhanging galleries sitting on the wall on both sides, after removing the boards, casting or throwing holes are created
3) and 4) galleries embedded in the wall
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