Fire Arrow

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Fire Arrow is a Chinese gunpowder weapon, reported to be first used in the year of 1232 A.D. when the Chinese repelled the Mongolians, in the battle of Kai-Keng. It is not the first form of the rocket, for a Greek named Archytas flew a wooden bird powered by steam, around 400 B.C. These fire arrows are said to be inaccurate -used only to impose psychological effects on the enemies. Basically, the fire arrow is a long, straight arrow made from bamboo with a rocket attached to it, launched on a stand of bamboo sticks. The accuracy of this weapon is affected by the straightness and length of the bamboo arrow; Forms of the fire arrow were introduced to, first, Korea, and, later, through Middle East to Europe. Image:Chinese fire arrow.gif

See Also

• Shin Ki Chon
• Gunpowder
• Cannon
• Science and technology in China

External Links

• http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrockethistory.htm
• http://neurosis.hungry.com/~ben/rocketry/firearrow.html
• http://www.spaceline.org/history/1.html