Engineering:Bō-hiya
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A bō-hiya (棒火矢) was an early Japanese rocket launcher and development of the fire arrow.
History and description
Fire arrows of some type have been used in Japan as far back as the 6th century where they are said to have been used during a military campaign in Korea. Bows (yumi) were used to launch these early fire arrows.[1]
In 10th-century China, gunpowder was used to launch fire arrows, and this type of fire arrow was used against the Japanese by Mongolian naval vessels in the 13th century.[2]
Gallery
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Antique Japanese (samurai) bo hiya or bohiya (rocket) and hiya taihou (rocket cannon), Matsumoto Castle, in Nagano prefecture, Japan -
Antique Japanese (samurai) bohiya or bo hiya (rocket), showing the fuse, Matsumoto Castle, in Nagano prefecture, Japan -
Bo-hiya -
An Edo period wood block print showing samurai gunners using hiya zutsu (rocket guns) to fire bo-hiya -
Bo-hiya (fire arrow), ancient japanese weapon also known as hiya taihou (rocket cannon)
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See also
- Ryūsei (signal rocket)
- Chongtong
- Mysorean rockets
- Shoulder-fired missile
References
- ↑ Brinkley, Francis (1901). Japan: its history, arts, and literature. J.B. Millet Co.. pp. 135. https://archive.org/details/japanitshistorya02brin.
- ↑ Baker, David (1978). The Rocket: The History and Development of Rocket & Missile Technology. Crown. p. 10. ISBN 9780517534045. https://books.google.com/books?id=hEE-AQAAIAAJ.
External links
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