The Medieval Flamethrowing Gun Spear (Fire Lance)

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Medieval Chinese gunpowder weapons were quite the oddity, from bird shaped bombs with wings, to the first multi stage booster rocket, they're pretty wacky and fun to read about.

Sources:Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 7, Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic (Joseph Needham, 1986)
The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History (Andrade Tonio, 2016)

Pictures and sounds used. if you like historical art:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RkR8xUQDJCoL5FYzk6vXWSrEKd8aPAoj7ftarp_SJHc/edit?usp=sharing

Music:
Jackdaws Playing In The Water (林玲)

#history #animation
(Reupload due to youtube copyright issues, used a different cover of the song, and reedited it)



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