theartificialkid t1_irtl1qk wrote
Reply to comment by fiendishrabbit in Has metal ever been used in ancient/medieval fortifications or any equivalent by HDH2506
> The gates of Indian fortresses were also frequently studded with metal spikes to prevent an attacker from using elephants to bash down the gate.
Also sometimes built on a corner at the top of a narrow ramp for the same reason.
fiendishrabbit t1_irtqdjr wrote
If you're talking about ramps like the one at the Gwailor fort (or the inner gate at Bhangarh fort), then that's not so much for preventing elephants but battering rams.
Elephants are pretty agile. Protected battering rams, not so much.
theartificialkid t1_irtvxhx wrote
According to the guides it was also to stop elephants, because it’s hard for them to charge in a confined space. Made sense to me at the time.
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