Fire lance
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fire-lance-238-736832
title:
Fire lance
text:
The fire lance was a gunpowder weapon and the ancestor of modern firearms. It first appeared in 10th–12th century China and was used to great effect during the Jin-Song Wars. It began as a small pyrotechnic device attached to a polearm weapon, used to gain a shock advantage at the start of a melee. As gunpowder improved, the explosive discharge was increased, and debris or pellets added, giving it some of the effects of a combination modern flamethrower and shotgun, but with a very short range,
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description:
Early gunpowder weapon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_lance
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2024-02-26T09:10:55Z
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