Great Ming Military

MINOR UPDATE JUNE 10, 2025 Scale model of a Sui Dynasty capital warship equipp...

Drawing of a Xuan Feng Pao, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'. Xuan Feng Pao (旋風砲, lit. 'Whirlwind trebuchet') was a type of tr...

Drawing of a Si Chuan Fei Shi, from 'Zhan Shou Quan Shu (《戰守全書》)'. Si Chuan Fei Shi (四川飛石, lit. 'Sichuanese flying stone...

MINOR UPDATE OCTOBER 2, 2024 Credited with the invention of crossbow, the Chinese were keen on tinkering with their crossbow and coming o...

Drawing of a Chong Di Tie Tou Che, from 'Yu Zi Shi San Zhong Mi Shu Bing Heng (《喻子十三種秘書兵衡》)'. Chong Di Tie Tou Che (沖敵鐵頭車, lit....

Stylised illustration of a Lu Gong Che, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志 》)'. Gong Cheng Lin Chong Lu Gong Che (攻城臨衝呂公車, lit. 'City-si...

Side view of a Pao, from 'Ji Xiao Xin Shu (《紀效新書》)'. Top view of a Pao, from 'Ji Xiao Xin Shu (《紀效新書》)'. Pao (礟, tr...

Drawing of a Jing Lan, from 'Wu Bei Yao Lue (《武備要略》)'. Jing Lan (井闌, lit. 'Water well lining') wa sthe last of the '...