Cersei's high powered anti-dragon weapon is much more than just fantasy. In human history, this old-school Godzilla-sized crossbow goes by a different name—a ballista.
This kind of catapult uses a pair of bent bow springs to store and release energy. It is a double-bowed monstrosity that dates back to 399 BCE, when King Dionysius of Syracuse besieged a walled town called Motya on the island of Sicily. During the siege the Syracuseans brought their ships up on the beaches outside the town. The Motyans counterattacked, but something kept them at bay.
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