Statistics for Medieval Hand and Siege Weapons.

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Description of Siege or Hand Weapon	Weapon	% Correct
Large bow generally used by the English.	Longbow	96%
A bow horizontally mounted on a stock, replaces longbow.	Crossbow	91%
Knobbed ball on end of stick	Mace	89%
Long, pole like weapon used on horseback. Used in jousting.	Lance	86%
Long thrusting spear, generally used in the infantry.	Pike	78%
A short knife that comes to a point.	Dagger	77%
A very large siege weapon that hurls rocks into walls.	Trebuchet	74%
A log forcefully hit into gates or doors in order to shake them down.	Battering Ram	70%
(May be spiked or not) ball attached by chain to a stick.	Flail	67%
A pike fitted with an axe head.	Halberd	64%
Similar to a crossbow but much larger.	Ballista	61%
Spiked ball on end of stick	Morningstar	59%
An axe thrown at an enemy providing more force than a battle axe.	Throwing Axe	49%
An axe with the blade on one side and a sharp metal object extending from the other side.	Battle Axe	48%
Basic sword for knights	Broad Sword	42%
Fired heavy objects from a bowl extending from the arm.	Mangonel	16%