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| *''Korean'': 火車 ''(hwacha)'' | | *''Korean'': 火車 ''(hwacha)'' |
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− | 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. | + | 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. It may have been the first multiple-launch rocket launcher developed in the world. Adjusting the angle of the launcher aided in aiming at a target. |
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− | ''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''. | + | ''Singijeon'', developed several years earlier in [[1448]], were rocket arrows with pockets for [[gunpowder]] attached, based on an earlier form of fire-arrow developed by [[Choe Mu-seon]] of [[Goryeo]]. 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== | | ==References== |
− | *Gallery labels, The Story of King Sejong, Seoul.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/35134668003/sizes/l] | + | *Gallery labels, The Story of King Sejong, Seoul.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/35134668003/sizes/l][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/35134684233/in/photostream/] |
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| [[Category:Arms and Armor]] | | [[Category:Arms and Armor]] |
| [[Category:Muromachi Period]] | | [[Category:Muromachi Period]] |