Sovy Kurosei
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Alright.
Another reason why a guardtower made with planks would make better sense than one made with logs is that there are few trees in the surroundings to make good logs from. Trees on a mountain side are gnarly, sick looking things that aren't much use besides being firewood. So lumber would need to be imported from somewhere to build and maintain the guard towers. So why would you import big, heavy logs when you can import lighter and possibly treated lumber?
I don't think there would be much point to making a combat sturdy structure. It is a bad idea to bring siege equipment through a tight mountain pass. The biggest worry would be an attack by fire.
I'm not a Roman History major or have a degree in civil engineering so what do I don't know what people back then might have done but if I was writing about guard towers in a mountain pass and wether they should be made from logs or lumber then the reasons I gave above are pretty sound to me.
Another reason why a guardtower made with planks would make better sense than one made with logs is that there are few trees in the surroundings to make good logs from. Trees on a mountain side are gnarly, sick looking things that aren't much use besides being firewood. So lumber would need to be imported from somewhere to build and maintain the guard towers. So why would you import big, heavy logs when you can import lighter and possibly treated lumber?
I don't think there would be much point to making a combat sturdy structure. It is a bad idea to bring siege equipment through a tight mountain pass. The biggest worry would be an attack by fire.
I'm not a Roman History major or have a degree in civil engineering so what do I don't know what people back then might have done but if I was writing about guard towers in a mountain pass and wether they should be made from logs or lumber then the reasons I gave above are pretty sound to me.