Chinese Arquebus? - History Forum
2011年12月25日 — Mountains and Jungles of Southern China. Dec 25, 2011. #4. The Chinese word for arquebus is "銃", and I think that the Japanese also use the kanji "銃" to describe firearms. This is a picture of the Ming Dynasty five barrel arquebus called Xunlei Chong "迅雷銃".
Matchlock Firearms: History and Design | History Forum
2017年5月13日 — I found an interesting passage in the book "The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes" by Arthur Waley, in regards to the use of matchlock guns among troops: "The Golden River aborigines were excellent shots; but the General, acting on the advice of Liu Yun-ko, the Governor of the province, had given orders that, to avoid so far as possible causing casualties to the inhabitants of Ningpo, artillery ...
A Beginner's Guide to the Matchlock Musket | History Forum
2016年5月22日 — Introduction to the Matchlock. The matchlock musket was one of the first firearms that proved to be important and decisive in warfare (the other being the cannon), this lasting from the late 1400's until the early 1700's. A musket was merely an iron barrel placed upon a wooden handle; there was a spring that dropped the serpentine when the ...
Chinese invented the Matchlock? - History Forum
2024年1月22日 — This would rewrite history as we know it. Yes and no. It depends if the Chinese first invention of matchlocks was difused around the world. If it wasn't difused, and matchlocks invented elsewhere were independently invented, there's no "rewriting of history".
A Brutal Chinese Book, 14th century - History Forum
2007年7月1日 — INTRO. The Huolongjing (Wade-Giles: Huo Lung Ching; Simplified Chinese: 火龙神器阵法; English: Fire Drake Manual) is a 14th century military treatise that was compiled and edited by Jiao Yu and Liu Ji of the early Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD) in China. It outlined the use of various 'fire–weapons' involving the use of gunpowder.
Qing military compared to Napoleonic military | Page 10 | History …
2020年6月8日 — "In range and accuracy, the Afghan jezail was superior to the British Brown Bess musket for the sniping tactics of the tribesmen. The jezail's effective range of 500-800 yards, as against 150 yards for the Brown Bess, meant that there was really no small arms response available to British troops as long as the Afghans remained at long range.
Chinese Equipment during Ancient Time - History Forum
2007年6月20日 — Ming dynasty(1360ish AD-1644ish AD): The last Han Chinese dynasty saw a military sytem more akin to the Song (but with a bit more free reign for the Generals and a much more sufficent horse supply) and the continuation of a shift towards gun powder, in effect, the Ming armies were a lot like a pike and musket army particularly in it's later stages.
Evolution of firearms in China | History Forum
2013年1月21日 — The Chinese developed various types of fire lances, spraying tubes, flamethrowers, rockets, bombs, grenades, land mines, and naval mines. However, their development of guns and cannons seems to be rather slow. The Ming were still using bronze hand guns developed during the Yuan period.
Chinese view of opium wars | Page 6 - History Forum
2013年3月14日 — The sailors of France crossed the procession of the Bizen clan. these samurais were pulling the cannon. They tried to stop a Franch sailor with the spear. To help the companion, sailors brought the gun. Taki who had seen it shouted the "gun gun". The samurai gun corps misunderstood it as a launching instruction.
Spanish Conquset of Ming China | History Forum - historum.com
2015年2月3日 — Keep in mind the Chinese had no problem ejecting the Spanish from Taiwan in the 17th century. There were circumstancial reasons for that; but then again they were ejected by Ming loyalists, who were in a bit of a circumstance themselves. Spain could run in to circumstance sooner or later anyway.