<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ibutho laliphethe neqembu lezikhali ezinamasosha angu - 30. Lokhu kwakunama-onagers ayi-10 aphonsa amatshe kanye nama-ballistas angama-20 aphonsa amabhawodi; ngaphezu kwalokho, ikhulu ngalinye lebutho lalinomphonsa walo we-scorpio bolt 60 esewonke, kanye nezinqola ezisekelayo zokuthwala izinhlamvu kanye nezingxenye ezisele. Ama-bolt ayesetshenziselwa ukudubula abaphikisi abangabantu, kuyilapho amatshe ayesetshenziselwa ukuhlasela izinqaba noma njengesikhali sokugcwalisa indawo. Ama-catapult ayesetshenziswa ngentambo nemisipha, eqiniswa ngesikhonkwane bese ededelwa, enikwa amandla amandla okugwedla agciniwe. UKesari wayezofaka lezi zikhali emikhunjini lapho enza imisebenzi ethile eBrithani, abese ebangela ukwesaba ezinhliziyweni zabaphikisi bomdabu ngokwemibhalo yakhe. Ukubeka kwakhe imishini yokuvimbezela kanye nezikhali zokuphonsa amabhawodi emibhoshongweni nasodongeni lwezivikelo zakhe e-Alesia  <response>: zazibalulekile ekubuyiseleni emuva igagasi elikhulu lamaGaul. Lezi zindlela zokuzivikela, ezasetshenziswa kanye nebutho labamahhashi elaliholwa uKhesari uqobo, zaphula amaGaul futhi zanqoba empini - futhi ngenxa yalokho zanqoba impi - phakade. Ama-bolt-throwers afana ne-Scorpio ayesebenza futhi ayengasetshenziswa ekuvikeleni amakamu, izindawo ezivikelekile ngisho nasendaweni evulekile ngamadoda amabili noma amathathu kuphela. 