Ji Zei Shen Ji Zhe Liu Pao (擊賊神機柘榴砲)

Ji Zei Shen Ji Zhe Liu Pao, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'.

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Shuang Fei Zhua (雙飛撾)

Drawing of a Shuang Fei Zhua, from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'.

Shuang Fei Zhua (雙飛撾, lit. 'Twin flying claw') was basically a Chinese version of bolas that had two iron articulated claws in place of spherical weights. Its primary use was to entangle enemy horsemen.

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Ming Chinese infantry tactics — Part 1

Large number of  Ming infantrymen, from  'Wakō-zukan (《倭寇図巻》)'.

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