Editing Trebuchet (section)

=== Hand-trebuchet ===
The hand-trebuchet ({{langx|el|χειρομάγγανον, cheiromanganon}}) was a [[staff sling]] mounted on a pole using a [[lever]] mechanism to propel projectiles. Basically a one-man traction trebuchet, it was used by troops of emperor [[Nikephoros II Phokas]] around 965 to disrupt enemy formations in the open field. It was also mentioned in the [[Tactica of Nikephoros Ouranos|Taktika]] of general [[Nikephoros Ouranos]] (c. 1000), and listed in ''De obsidione toleranda'' (author anonymous) as a form of artillery.<ref>{{harvnb|Chevedden|2000|p=110}}</ref>

In China, the hand-trebuchet (''shoupao'') was invented by Liu Yongxi and presented to the emperor in 1002. It was a pole with a pin at its upper end that acted as a fulcrum for the arm. The pole was used as a shot for fixing in the ground and the user could then throw missiles at the enemy from a static position.{{sfn|Needham|1994|p=214}}