Siege:Engine And Structure Inspection

Engine and Structure Inspection

1. Siege engines shall be inspected before combat use. Engine inspection procedures shall include at least the following:
   1. Any event allowing siege engines must have an equipment inspection station. This inspection station shall, at minimum, consist of a field with a firing line and range markers at 40 and 80 yards (36.6 and 73.2 meters) from the firing position.
   2. Preliminary inspection of the engine shall be made before any shots are fired. The marshal will check for structural integrity of the components of the engine. Siege Engines shall not have any bolts, or other projections (which may reasonably be expected to contact persons should they fall on the engine) extend more than 1/2 inch (1.3cm) into a legal face grill. Any items such as this must be covered with sufficient rigid material, a tennis ball, or a suitable rubber stopper, to prevent them from entering a legal face grill more than 1/2 inch (1.3cm). Triggers, release hooks, or other firing mechanism components, that would not normally be in a position that could cause injury should someone accidentally fall on the engine, are exempt from this.
   3. The operational demonstration phase of the inspection shall, at minimum, consist of 4 shots from the engine configured for the maximum power it will use on the field at that event. These 4 shots shall deliver the ammunition between 40 and 80 yards (36.6 and 73.2 meters) at a firing angle of between 40 and 45 degrees elevation without mechanical failure and shall consistently deliver the ammunition in a reasonably straight and stable path downrange (curving due to cross wind is acceptable).
   4. Static inspection for stability of the engine and mechanical observation of the framework and the mechanism shall be made after the firing.
   5. The crews of direct fire engines should be willing to receive a shot from their engine at minimum range, while in armor, should it be requested.
2. Siege structures shall be inspected before being allowed to participate in an event. Inspection should include, at minimum, structural integrity, stability, condition of hardware, and condition of any safety devices (barriers, walls, etc.). Ideally, a maximum load of armored combatants should be on board the siege structure during inspection. Inspection will include a demonstration of mobility if the structure is designed to be mobile.