Er Hu Zhui Yang Jian (二虎追羊箭)

MINOR UPDATE JANUARY 8, 2024

Drawing of an Er Hu Zhui Yang Jian, from a Qing Dynasty print of 'Huo Long Jing (《火龍經》)'.

Er Hu Zhui Yang Jian (二虎追羊箭, lit. 'Two tigers chasing goat arrow') is a type of rocket arrow equipped with two rocket motors to achieve extended range. It has a three-pronged arrowhead as well as silk threads winded just below the arrowhead that are dipped in poison, a four cun five fen long poison smoke-cum-incendiary warhead, as well as two seven cun long rocket motors, all mounted below the silk thread. The warhead and both rockets are connected to a single fuse.

It is unfortunately not know if the rocket motors on Er Hu Zhui Yang Jian are configured to be ignited at the same time or in sequence (i.e. multiple stages). Nevertheless, this rocket is still more sensibly designed than both Shen Huo Fei Ya (神火飛鴉) and Huo Long Chu Shui (火龍出水), as it is still comparatively easy to ignite two rockets at nearly the same time to achieve stable flight.