1637 ⟶ Ming Dynasty Describes and Develops Naval Mine Technology
Although Chinese naval mines were earlier described in the 1...
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China💥 Gunpowder Used in Battle at Langshan Jiang
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China💣 Song Dynasty Navy Defeats Jin Dynasty in Naval Battles
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China💣 First Recorded Use of Land Mine in Warfare
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China💣 Ming Dynasty Describes and Develops Naval Mine Technology
Although Chinese naval mines were earlier described in the 14th century Huolongjing, the Tian Gong Kai Wu book of Ming dynasty scholar Song Yingxing describes naval mines wrapped in a lacquer bag and ignited by an ambusher pulling a rip cord on the nearby shore that triggers a steel-wheel flint mechanism.⟶
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China⚔️ Manchu Conquest of China and the Qing Dynasty's Rise
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