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The Bow and Arrow
Barton Linda. "History of the Bow and arrow." Articlebase. May 4, 2008. 2005-2013. May 7 2013.
The bow and arrow has been used for tens of thousands of years. Found in both the western and eastern worlds. Consists of a bow that propels an arrow. Widely used around the world. Used in combat until about 1600s, when firearms became more popular. -
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Crossbow
Landrus, Matthew. "Leonardo's Giant Crossbow." New York: Springer, 2010.Crossbow invented in Europe. An easier way to shoot a ranged weapons. Instead of having to train an archer, any soldier could be trained to use a crossbow. They could be easily used in combat. You didn't have to how a bow back and get tired. -
Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1400
Damascus Steel
Alexander, Ovsor. "Damasceene technique in metal working." Chistian- Albrechts-University. H. Foll. May 8, 2013Invention of the Damascus steel technique. It made steel stronger. Use of this technique made weapons stronger. Strong armor and other metal products are more widely used. It is crafted from wootz steel. -
Jan 1, 1350
English Longbow
"Longbow." Middleages. May 16, 2013
A very strong bow which became popular in europe. Often more that 5 feet in length. It could shoot through armor. It made heavy armor usless. It was a major inovation in the way people fight. Upclose and personal warfare was a thing of the past. -
Jan 1, 1500
Rifling
Rifled Barrels. "Firearm Examiner Training." National Institute of Justice 2013. May 8, 2013
This made fireamrs much more accurate. Rifling changed the way we used guns. It made long, accurate shots possible. It simply twist the inside of the barrel. This makes the bullet spin as it exits the gun, giving it stability. -
Firearms
"Gun Timeline." History detectives. Orgeon Public Broadcasting. 2003-2011. May 17, 2013
First handgun used in Europe in 1380. Guns become more common in Europe and spread around the world. Firearms Changed the way people fought. Ranged combat took over from this point. This would change the world forever. -
Maxim Machine gun
George Coppard. "With a Machine Gun to Cambria." Spartacus Education. Spartacus Education Publishers. May 8, 2013.Hiram Maxim invented the Maxim machine gun. Also called the Vickers gun. Shot a .303 projectile. Shot at aproxametly 500 rounds per minute. Used a water cooled barrel. The barrel had to be replaced often because of over heating. -
Atomic Bomb
"The First Atomic Bomb Blast, 1945," EyeWitness to History, 2003.
The first nuclear weapons test. The test took place in Arizona. This once again changed the way people fought. People threaten to shoot bombs at each other. Trying to see how many they can make. -
Railgun
Sofge, Erik. "World Most powerful rail gun delivered to navy." Popular Mechanics. Hearst Communication, inc. 2013. May 7, 2013.Railgun is tested by US Navy. Accelerates projectiles to 3500 meters per second. Uses Hundreds of thousands of volts to propel a projectile across a rail. Can be fired from a ship or aircraft over 200 miles. Projective doesn't use an explosive because its speed creates such an impact.
