Ancient Chinese Army

Here's a site for some Chinese swords for the different dynasties... http://thomaschen.freewebspace.com/

If they had any? Grrr...

Hey Tobodai,

    That's nonsense, everybody knows that the Chinese invented the most powerful mao bi.  Oh, wait, that's the caligraphy brush.  Nevermind.

Peace,

Michael

8-20-2004

Edited by MengTzu

Originally posted by Tobodai lol Im just kidding, China has invented alot of great war stuff like gunpowder, trebuchets, crossbow etc etc, but this was more medieval then ancient so I dont think it applies to this thread so much.

actually the crossbow's not  medieval at all, it is in europe, but not in china. The crossbow was around since the Han dynasty.

Originally posted by demon If they had any? Grrr Calm down buddy, it was meant to intregue you to post No offense intended EDIT: BTW, did Chinese had flamethrowers?

A modern flamethrower? No. A device that spews flames yes.

Even the english used a device similar to a flame spewer in the Hundred years wars. Its quite simple really, get a log split it in two, stuff in it flammable liquid like oil, put one of those accordian like blowers at one end and a dry flame on the other end.

Push the log (hopefully you had put it on rollers and a roof to prevent archers) up to the very wooden gate. Once within reach, press the accordian, pushing out all the oil, igniting them into a massive flame at the other end and burning the gate down.

Who needs any of this?  The most important weapons of Communist China are mind control and calling its people "threats to the security of the state" whenever they don't agree with the state.  (sorry, may be I should take my sarcastic criticism elsewhere.)

Hey Yun,

    What is "kaima" in Chinese script?

Peace,

Michael

8-23-2004

Originally posted by demon EDIT: BTW, did Chinese have flamethrowers?

Even in the Three Kingdoms period their are legends of them having machines that spew fire.

Originally posted by MengTzu Hey Yun,     What is "kaima" in Chinese script? Peace, Michael 8-23-2004

   well...i believe it's "kai" as in "kaijia" or "hoikap" and "ma" as in horse

Military formations of ancient China.

Originally posted by Yun The Chinese were using Greek Fire (naphtha) in naval warfare by the 10th century, about 300 years after the Byzantine Empire discovered it. What I'd be interested to know is whether this spread to China from the West, or was developed indigenously. Demon, you'll recall from an earlier discussion on CHF that I believe that the Korean 'Gema' armoured cavalry (which is actually the Korean pronunciation of the Chinese 'kaima', meaning armoured horse) were adopted by the Chinese from the Xianbei nomads slightly before the Koreans adopted it (i.e. in the 4th century AD). Also, babyblue says that the crossbow was around in China since the Han dynasty, which is still understating it. In fact, the crossbow was developed during the Warring States period.

 

Could i just ask you, where did you get this information from as to where the chinese were using greek fire, because i do not recognise any of those information from what i have seen previously out of my sources, so could you give sources as to where the chinese were using greek fire, i mean the first REAL! gunpowder that was used was in china way earlier than that of the western couterparts. Forgive me for interrupting your comments and im not changing the subject at all, im just saying that everyone knows that the earliest fire weapon was used in china, whether its flame thrower or gunpowder.