Firearms dominated the wars in the Ming Dynasty, which led to the famous Firearms Camp in the Ming Dynasty. What kinds of firearms were there in Ming Dynasty?
In Ming dynasty, the army was generally equipped with firearms, and the main weapon of war turned to the use of firearms. When Judy, the prince of Yan, and Wen Jian competed for the throne, he used rockets to fight. During the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty established the "Magic Camp", which was second to none in China at that time and even in other countries in the world.
Three-eyed large-caliber short guns and four-eyed spears.
Three-eye large-caliber short guns and four-eye spears are important individual gunpowder weapons of the Ming army, because they can be released continuously to form dense firepower, which is conducive to suppressing cavalry with quick action.
Word practice device
Lianzi spear is a kind of continuous spear created in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. This spear is made of iron with a wooden handle at the back. A number of gunpowder wrapped in paper tubes are filled backwards from the middle of the spear, and the gaps between the gunpowder tubes are connected by wires. A round hole is made in the spear, and an iron pipe filled with lead bullets is inserted vertically.
The first projectile is in contact with the powder cartridge in the room. When launching, first ignite the gunpowder in the first gunpowder barrel and shoot the first shell. After firing, the second bullet automatically fell into the gun chamber, and the powder in the second powder barrel was just ignited by the powder line in the first powder barrel, and then fired in turn, from a few rounds to a dozen rounds, which improved the firing rate. This is the earliest repeating spear used in China.
Cluster rocket
The Ming dynasty's "Wu Bei Zhi" introduced a group of bees in detail. At that time, there were all kinds of specifications, from the three-shot arrow to the 100-shot Baihuchong, which all belonged to this category. The continuous rocket has a range of 300 meters, which makes up for the weakness of the unstable trajectory of ordinary rockets. This weapon has been used by the Ming army on a large scale.
Divine fire flying crow
Military technical experts in the Ming Dynasty also created two kinds of "winged rockets": winged "Shenhuo Flying Crow" and winged spherical "Flying to strike thieves with shock". These two kinds of rockets are filled with gunpowder in crow-shaped and spherical bodies respectively, and there are gunpowder lines in the gunpowder, which are connected in series with the gunpowder in the gunpowder barrel of the take-off rocket; When launching, first ignite the gunpowder line of the take-off rocket, make the rocket fly to the enemy, detonate the gunpowder in the crow and the ball, kill and burn the enemy. It is a sharp weapon to break the array and attack the city.
Ten thousand enemies
A large explosive burning weapon weighing 40 kilograms, with clay skin and weighing 40 kilograms, was produced in the late Ming Dynasty and used to defend the city. It usually has a wooden frame box, which is convenient for safe handling and can be regarded as an early incendiary bomb. When Li Zicheng attacked Kaifeng, he went deep into the lower level of Cao Men's heart through tunnels, and the defenders wiped out the invading army with ten thousand enemies.
The fire dragon is out.
The multi-stage rockets recorded in the Ming Dynasty's "Wu Beizhi" were tied up with paper paste pipes, and there were two-stage rockets in Longkou. After shooting, increase the range to attack enemy ships, which can be used for water attacks, and the range can reach 1.5 km.
Frank gun
During the period of Zheng De in Ming Dynasty, the large-scale afterloading artillery made in Europe was improved, and the flowering shells with shell cases were used. 1537, the equipment reaches 3800 doors, with sights and photo doors. The effective range is 500 meters, and the elevation angle is 45 degrees. The range at launch is 1 km. The body of the big gun is 250 cm, and it was shot 156 cm, and the small gun is 93 cm. The shells are loaded from the rear, and the firing interval is short. When a shotgun is fired, a shell carries 500 bullets, which can block a 60-meter-wide front, and its power is amazing. Because breech loading requires higher casting technology. In the Qing Dynasty, it was later replaced by the more advanced Hony Gun.
Open musket
Light weapons in the early Ming Dynasty were well cast and exquisitely designed. Compared with the artifacts of the Yuan Dynasty, the required gunpowder is greatly reduced. As a standard weapon, the Ming Dynasty produced more than 90,000 yuan, which was widely used in the Beijing Defence War of 1449. It is 43.5 cm long and 3 cm in diameter. It is fired by two people, one is responsible for supporting aiming and the other is responsible for ignition shooting, with a range of180m.