IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down12
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-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 · 6 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·6 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-up13·6 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!