| rdfs:comment | - Escalade, an automobile that was stolen and driven by Ronny Burke. (Undecideds)
- L'escalade est une façon saugrenue, fatigante et dangereuse de franchir des montagnes (qu'il faut redescendre) alors qu'il est bien plus aisé de les contourner par la route. A ces fins, l'escalade nécessite un lourd et important matériel qui bien souvent ne reste qu'au pied des voies ou au fond du garage selon l'intensité de la pratique. Celui qui pratique l'escalade s'appelle le grimpeur. Celui qui ne pratique pas l'escalade ne s'appelle pas: surtout le dimanche après-midi pendant un grand Prix de Formule 1. En effet, pour faire de l'escalade, il faut être au moins deux et faire déjà de l'escalade. L'un est actif (il grimpe), l'autre est passif (il le regarde faire) mais vu que cette position ne satisfait que l'un des partenaires, ils inversent les rôles par la suite. Il est possible de f
- Escalade consisted simply of soldiers advancing to the base of a wall, setting ladders, and climbing to engage the defending forces. This would generally be conducted in the face of arrow fire from the battlements, and the defenders would naturally attempt to push ladders away from the wall. Heated or incendiary substances such as boiling water, sand and pitch coated missiles were sometimes poured on attacking soldiers. As the result of all this, it was often difficult for attackers to reach the top of the wall. Even when they did so, however, they would be heavily outnumbered by the defenders. Often, the objective of escalade was not to take the fortification itself, as it was thought impossible to get sufficient numbers of troops up the ladders. Rather, infiltration in this manner had th
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| abstract | - Escalade consisted simply of soldiers advancing to the base of a wall, setting ladders, and climbing to engage the defending forces. This would generally be conducted in the face of arrow fire from the battlements, and the defenders would naturally attempt to push ladders away from the wall. Heated or incendiary substances such as boiling water, sand and pitch coated missiles were sometimes poured on attacking soldiers. As the result of all this, it was often difficult for attackers to reach the top of the wall. Even when they did so, however, they would be heavily outnumbered by the defenders. Often, the objective of escalade was not to take the fortification itself, as it was thought impossible to get sufficient numbers of troops up the ladders. Rather, infiltration in this manner had the intention of opening the fortification's gates, to allow a more direct attack. Fortifications were often constructed in such a way as to impede escalade, or at least to make it a less attractive option. Some of the measures taken to counter escalade included the digging of moats (which prevented ladder-bearing soldiers from reaching the base of a wall), the construction of machicolations (which facilitated attacks on enemy soldiers while they climbed), and walls incorporating a talus feature. Because of the difficulties involved, escalade was usually very costly for the attackers. Two critical factors in determining the success or failure of escalade were the number of ladders and the speed with which they could be arranged. A slow attack gave the defenders too much time to pick off the attackers with arrows, while having too few ladders meant that the number of troops would be insufficient to capture the battlements. Escalade was, in essence, an attempt to overwhelm defenders in a direct assault rather than sit through a protracted siege. Attackers would generally attempt escalade if they had reason for wanting a swift conclusion, or if they had an overwhelming superiority in numbers. Otherwise, less costly siege tactics were often preferred. Modern assaulters sometimes use off-the-shelf ladders or firefighting ladder trucks to attack a building through upper windows and balconies. Purpose-modified vans and trucks with a variety of ramps, ladders, and stairs on the roof are also available. SWAT teams and other special forces units often put these to use to raid a house through an upper window and the front door simultaneously.
- L'escalade est une façon saugrenue, fatigante et dangereuse de franchir des montagnes (qu'il faut redescendre) alors qu'il est bien plus aisé de les contourner par la route. A ces fins, l'escalade nécessite un lourd et important matériel qui bien souvent ne reste qu'au pied des voies ou au fond du garage selon l'intensité de la pratique. Celui qui pratique l'escalade s'appelle le grimpeur. Celui qui ne pratique pas l'escalade ne s'appelle pas: surtout le dimanche après-midi pendant un grand Prix de Formule 1. En effet, pour faire de l'escalade, il faut être au moins deux et faire déjà de l'escalade. L'un est actif (il grimpe), l'autre est passif (il le regarde faire) mais vu que cette position ne satisfait que l'un des partenaires, ils inversent les rôles par la suite. Il est possible de faire cela tout seul à mains nues mais il semblerait que cela rende sourd. « Hé, ça vous dirait pas de faire du no foot plutôt ? » ~ Christopher Reeve à propos de gravir l'Everest « C'est trop cool! » ~ Un gars paumé à propos de la voie qu'il vient d'ouvrir
- Escalade, an automobile that was stolen and driven by Ronny Burke. (Undecideds)
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