Hold anywhere to wind the windlass. Drag while holding to swing the turntable and set the arc.
Let go to fire. More tension throws further, and widens the ellipse of where it might actually land.
Wind into the red and the rope snaps. The arm flails, the crew scatter, and your lad is dumped at your own feet.
Lads who fall short pile up. The pile is solid ground, and it is how the next one gets over.