IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 天前TIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down13
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 天前message-square15fedilink
minus-squareblackbelt352@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·18 天前I don’t think they really had shotguns in the 15th century tho.
minus-squareLinktank@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·18 天前If they did, it seems like they would have been trying to use them as sniper rifles.
minus-squareerin (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 天前I think a better comparison would be modern magnesium, phosphorus, or napalm bombing.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 天前Pretty sure China did. In the form of hand cannons.
minus-squaregeneral_kitten@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 天前but did they use grape shots back then?
minus-squareblackbelt352@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 天前That makes some sense like an early blunderbluss kind of thing?
I don’t think they really had shotguns in the 15th century tho.
If they did, it seems like they would have been trying to use them as sniper rifles.
I think a better comparison would be modern magnesium, phosphorus, or napalm bombing.
Pretty sure China did. In the form of hand cannons.
but did they use grape shots back then?
That makes some sense like an early blunderbluss kind of thing?
Yup.