tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post1139698767144402204..comments2024-03-27T07:41:27.083-07:00Comments on Great Ming Military: Wei Yuan Pao (威遠砲)春秋戰國http://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-75570589588130704792021-09-09T09:04:28.495-07:002021-09-09T09:04:28.495-07:00Thanks for the explanationThanks for the explanationRaja Warastrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984856771078337073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-42330895732023293172021-09-09T03:30:20.492-07:002021-09-09T03:30:20.492-07:00Ah, that one.
They are simply upscaled models mad...Ah, that one. <br />They are simply upscaled models made for display/tourist attraction purpose. They are not artefacts nor functional.春秋戰國https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-37203045484618044882021-09-08T23:23:45.214-07:002021-09-08T23:23:45.214-07:00This should be working:
https://archive.org/detail...This should be working:<br />https://archive.org/details/yuan-dynasty-cannonRaja Warastrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984856771078337073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-57198852965922019452021-09-08T12:13:10.441-07:002021-09-08T12:13:10.441-07:00The link returns as "403 forbidden" so I...The link returns as "403 forbidden" so I can't view it.春秋戰國https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-76454991519399279782021-09-08T05:21:47.830-07:002021-09-08T05:21:47.830-07:00Hello. Did you know anything about this cannon? (h...Hello. Did you know anything about this cannon? (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/N4E0bH7w7px04WsUljytjU-JRI-I6v8rJksL0xW3qTbsWD0_mpBTlSRH6WC1KDyJqjafvfLTYAdTY_f1ah0MG37pwHpcPe3TbeM_2F3ZX3q0phuog9yJpLo)<br /><br />(http://english.visitbeijing.com.cn/a1/a-XCB5UOCB9A28869F8CDE9A)<br /><br />It's supposedly Yuan dynasty cannon but it also has similarities to the cannon in this article. Or it's simply looks like enlarged hand cannon. I wanted to know whether it's a Yuan dynasty cannon or Ming cannon, and ask about its usage/role (an enlarged hand cannon even larger than the one in this post is quite ridiculous)Raja Warastrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984856771078337073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-89774269932158693312015-07-23T05:47:07.273-07:002015-07-23T05:47:07.273-07:00@Jayson Ng
I know from your Google+ =D. I've n...@Jayson Ng<br />I know from your Google+ =D. I've never played Pike and Shot before, might give it a try though.<br /><br />@Wansui<br />小信砲 seems to be signal cannon.<br />小砲 can means any type smallish cannon, I can only say it 'could' be iron hooped cannon. 春秋戰國https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-18117366019636716032015-07-22T21:43:52.593-07:002015-07-22T21:43:52.593-07:00The 9/27/1592 Lunar entry of 經略復國要編 mentions 小信炮 a...The 9/27/1592 Lunar entry of 經略復國要編 mentions 小信炮 and 小砲.<br /><br />Are these iron hooped cannons?Wansuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684275568590429321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-90718308759903105982015-07-22T18:55:42.017-07:002015-07-22T18:55:42.017-07:00Thanks for the info. I'm actually working on ...Thanks for the info. I'm actually working on a wargame focused on Sengoku Jidai and Imjin War period.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06994348090945988216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-7671965165275409692015-07-22T07:53:54.495-07:002015-07-22T07:53:54.495-07:00Around the Imjin War period? Generally speaking th...Around the Imjin War period? Generally speaking that would be:<br /><br />Light - Hu Dun Pao (虎蹲炮) and smaller Fo Lang Ji (佛朗机), <br />Medium: Great General Cannon (大将军炮),<br />Heavy: Wu Di Da Jiang Jun (无敌大将军), Heaviest variant of the Great General Cannon.<br /><br />Plus a lot of rockets...春秋戰國https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-66222294743357608662015-07-21T06:11:08.459-07:002015-07-21T06:11:08.459-07:00Hi. I need some information on Ming Cannons. Wha...Hi. I need some information on Ming Cannons. What would you say is the typical / most common variety of Light, Medium, and Heavy cannons?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06994348090945988216noreply@blogger.com