INTA 2040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Arquebus, Wheellock, Chain-Shot
7 Jan 2017
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*during the age of tools, the predominant source of energy employed in warfare consisted of human or animal muscle applied either by individuals or small groups. *after 1500, the most important weapons employed derived their energy not from biological sources, but from sources that were inanimate, and especially chemical. *the significance of the new arms were: 1-the chemical means in use proved capable of packing much greater power, and hurling much heavier projectiles with much greater force than the largest catapults. 2-theie introduction to the battlefield meant that the ability to kill an opponent was no longer related to the individual s physical power, but to the training and professional skill. * the employment of incendiaries in war-particularly to burn-has been common from the earliest times. It took time before the distinction between them and gunpowder, which also involves the use of fire.
