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*''Invented: [[1451]]''
*''Korean'': 火車 ''(hwacha)''

The ''hwacha'' (lit. "fire cart") was an early artillery device developed by [[Joseon]] Korea, consisting of a cart from which one hundred fire-arrows (K: ''singijeon'') could be launched. Adjusting the angle of the launcher aided in aiming at a target.

''Singijeon'', developed several years earlier in [[1448]], were rocket arrows with pockets for [[gunpowder]] attached. They were produced in three sizes (small, medium, and large), along with a two-stage type of rocket arrow known as ''sanhwa singijeon''.

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==References==
*Gallery labels, The Story of King Sejong, Seoul.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/35134668003/sizes/l]

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