05-24-2006, 06:06 PM
Quote:The writer of the paper seems to arrive at the conclusion that Han weapons were superior to Roman ones because the Chinese were free to slash away and the Romans had to rely on the inferior tactic of stabbing.I'm not so sure, The writer seems more of the opinion that the Romans would succumb under massed missile fire from a great distance.
Are their figures (ancient or modern reconstruction) of this Han crossbow? I mean rate of fire, maximum distance, penetrating power?
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
