greatmingmilitary

Source repository: descriptions and visual depictions of the appearance of Koxinga's army and Tie Ren (鐵人)

1. Inspiration of Tie Ren (鐵人)

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Notable ancient Chinese naval battles 485 BC-1367 AD (WIP)

This list is meant to be a companion reading for my Classical oared wa...

Lian Zhu Pao (連珠砲) and Yu Gu Pao (漁皷砲)

Lian Zhu Pao (連珠砲, lit. 'Rapid bead cannon') and Yu Gu Pao (漁皷砲, lit. '2024-12-02 16:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Hui Ping (灰瓶) and Yan Guan (煙罐)

Hui Ping (灰瓶, lit. 'Ash bottle') and Yan Guan (煙罐, lit. 'Smoke jar') were two oft-overlooked Ming less-lethal weapons commonly used in siege defe...

Hu Wei Chong (虎尾銃)

Hu Wei Chong (虎尾銃, lit. 'Tiger tail gun'), also known as Hu Wei Pao (虎尾砲, lit. 'Tiger tail cannon'), was a common but very obscure Ming canno...

Notable actions of Zhejiang troops during the Imjin War

When I was writing about infantry formations of the Imjin War, I got cur...

Classical oared warships of pre-modern Chinese navies

For the most part, the appearance and designs of Chinese oared warships is still a matter of debate and conjecture, as to date no Chinese oared warship of any kind had been found. Information ...

Shipborne close quarters weapons of pre-modern Chinese navies

When people think of pre-modern naval warfare in China and to a lesser extend East Asia, most think of imposing tower ships raining arrows and stones against the opposing fleet, or masses of fire s...

Brigandine armours of the Ming Dynasty (revised 2024)

Introduction of brigandine to China

It is generally accepted that the Chinese adopted brigandine armour due to Mongol influence, although curiously this seems to have only ...

Unique Chinese weapon — Pai Gan (拍竿)

Pai Gan (拍竿, lit. 'Swatting pole') was an ancient Chinese weapon fitted to various warships to pulverise enemy ship at close range. Said to be able to outright sink a ship in one tremendou...

[Archive] Counterweight whirlwind trebuchet?

Note: This short article is taken from a deleted portion of my blog post about 2024-07-26 08:37:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Yi Sun-sin's contribution to Imjin War

Since my movie review for Noryang: Deadly Sea is public, whereas my ...

Noryang: Deadly Sea: additional commentary and trivia

I am not done yet!

There are simply too many inaccuracies in the film 2024-06-28 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Movie review: Noryang: Deadly Sea

About time eh?

Since the Blu-ray only just came out recently and I'd like to strike while the iron is still hot and put the review out as fast as possible, this article will follow the format...

Xu Chao Guang (許朝光), Yelang Beyond the Sea

In the previous months I've covered some Jia Jing Da Wo Kou (嘉靖大倭寇) ...

Battle of Jiksan: additional context and trivia

As promised, this post contains additional contents, contexts, and trivias for my Battle of Jiksan article that are either too lengthy/jumbled to be included in the main article, or something that ...

Battle of Jiksan

Note to supporters: I wrote this article with the primary aim to provide a more comprehensive recounting of Battle of Jiksan than what is currently available on the English-sp...

[Archive] Rocket carts of the Ming Dynasty

Note: This is an outdated version of my article about rocket carts of the Ming Dynasty, kept here for archival purpose. The up-to-date version of the article can be found in my blo...

Fei Long Hua Dao (飛龍化刀)

Fei Long Hua Dao (飛龍化刀, lit. 'Flying dragon turning into knives') is a highly unusual and viciously designed—if not terribly effective—rocket. Recorded in famous Ming m...

Qian Dan Yi Wo Feng (鉛彈一窩蜂)

Qian Dan Yi Wo Feng (鉛彈一窩蜂, lit. 'Lead bullet nest of bees')

Qian Dan Yi Wo Feng is a...

Tian Bing Jian (天兵箭)

Tian Bing Jian (天兵箭, lit. 'Heavenly soldier arrow') is perhaps one of the most ingenious weapons ever devised before the modern era. It is essentially a huge 2024-01-02 04:36:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Qiang Chong (鎗銃)

Qiang Chong (鎗銃, lit. 'Gun spear') is, as its name suggests, a combination of a spear and a gun. It consists of a two chi long gun barrel mounted on a five chi 2023-12-29 16:29:29 +0000 UTC View Post