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Ancient Warfare

Ancient Warfare. Weapons which have changed the history of mankind. “Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.” – George S. Patton. Objective :.

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Ancient Warfare

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  1. AncientWarfare Weaponswhichhavechangedthehistoryofmankind “Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.” – George S. Patton

  2. Objective: • Pointweaponsandtechnologiesthatmadecivilizations to triumph over theothers

  3. GreekFire11thcentury “Instrumental or mechanical science is the noblest and, above all others, the most useful.” – Leonardo da Vinci • A viscousliquidthatburnsevencontactingthewater • UsedmainlybythebizantinesagainstTurkishinvasions • Tilltodaythere’s no knowledgeabout its real composition

  4. BizantineEmpire

  5. StirrupIn Europe 6 thcentury “A horse, a kingdom for a horse.” William Shakespeare • Theknightnowcouldbenefitfromthestrenghtofthehorse. • Yearsbeforethediscoveryanydirectattackwillmaketheknightfallfromthehorseleavinghimunprotected • MongolsledbyGenghis Khan dominatedalmosttheentireAsiabecausetheirprofientusinghorses

  6. MongolianEmpire

  7. EnglishLongbow( 1300-1450) “The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.” – Aesop • Oneofthemostimportantweapon in Europeduringthehighmiddle age • 2 metershigh, D shaped. Highaccuracy • Range up to 200meters Penetration 600 Newtons • England’smainweapononthe 100 yearwar.

  8. CrossBow(1300-1500) "A god from the machine." - Menander • Calledthe “Besta” bytheChristians • Fire rate, penetrationandattack range alllowerthantheLongbow • Even a peasantcouldfire a Crossbowdue its simplicity • GoodAcurracy • Verycommon in France

  9. SiegeWeapons “How happy are those whose walls already rise!” – Virgil • Whenmenstarted to cluster in cities, swordsandaxeswereineffective, so a newkindofweaponswereneeded. Slowandpowerfultheywere.

  10. Catapult(400 a.C-) “Mathematics is the gate and key to the sciences.” – Roger Bacon • Theenergy is storedwithinthetensioned string following: • Epel= 0.5 k x²( Theydidnotknowthisonthat time) • Range 200-300 mts • Goodagainsstonewalls • Slowandmathematicallyinaccurated

  11. Trebuchet(1200-1400) “Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.” – Galileo • Uses a counterweight to launchtheprojectile • Uses thegravity to acceleratethe rock • Couldlaunch a 1000 kg projectileat a 300mts • Enginnersandphycisistswereneeded to make it work

  12. Usuallytheprojectilewere: • Big rocks to crackwalls • Sickcorpses to spread diseases • Flamingpots to blazethe city • WeakPoints • Slow, expensive to makehard to use

  13. Gunpowder( Europe 1450 -) “God made man but Samuel Colt made them equal” Advertising slogan for Colt Manufactuting • The base for themodernweapons • Much more eficcientsuplyenergy for weapons • Samuel Colthasconstrutedthefirstpersonal revolver

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