IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL 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-up1148
arrow-up1148external-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 · 4 days agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·4 days agoThe mythbusters vid they included in the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhSXA3AKh4 Im sure this was used to burn down entire cities more than once. Warcrime generator goes brrrr. Well warcrimes werent a thing back then i guess.
minus-squareInitiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoWarcrimes have actually been codified a few times in history, long before Geneva. Not sure if any of them were contemporaneous with this particular warcrime, but still interesting!
The mythbusters vid they included in the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhSXA3AKh4
Im sure this was used to burn down entire cities more than once. Warcrime generator goes brrrr. Well warcrimes werent a thing back then i guess.
Warcrimes have actually been codified a few times in history, long before Geneva.
Not sure if any of them were contemporaneous with this particular warcrime, but still interesting!