Warring States period, four crossbow: folder crossbow, crossbow thin, Tang and large crossbow crossbow. Folder crossbow, crossbow thin lighter, faster launch speed, multi-city base for attack and defense; Tang crossbow, Crossbow is a bow and arrows for sale large crossbow, although far range, but slower firing, and field used for car wars. By Zhang Xian of the different methods can be divided into arm Zhang crossbow, crossbow and back riding Zhang Zhang crossbow, etc., as well as to the number of arrows and volley or with a few bursts of Liannu bed the crossbow crossbow.Han Liu Xi 'release discharged soldiers ":" crossbow, but also anger, anger also has run its handle said arm, like one arm also. Zheyue string hook teeth like the teeth also. Guo said outside tooth for tooth Guo is also the regulations. under said County knife, its shape also-ran. encompasses the mouth of said machine, the words such as the clever machine has also made the Cardinal, such as opening and closing of a section of the portal also. "
Several famous crossbow:
First, the rhubarb crossbow Han, the Han Dynasty crossbow intensity calculated by stone, a stone sub-ten stone, (about a catapult to be cited at least 27-30 kg of force) ten of the most powerful catapult crossbow is also known as yellow shoulder, rhubarb power crossbow.Only very strong people to use, Records of the Historian in the "Guang biography" in there Guang rhubarb crossbow shooting the enemy would hold the record. According to estimates of future generations of research, its range can reach four hundred meters or so.
Second, Zhuge Liannu: Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang made a Liannu called Yuanrong crossbow, one capable of firing ten arrows, fire is very strong, but the size, weight is too large, man can not be used, and is mainly used to defend city Camp plug; and compared this with the then Crossbow Liannu shorter range, lower lethal combat generally used in conjunction with the kick Zhang crossbow. Ma Jun was great inventor be improved into a five vector Liannu to size, less weight, become a man of weapons, but because production is complex, the use of arrows must be special , there is no mass production, after the lost.
Third, God arm crossbow, Song Shenzong invention, bent three feet long, two feet five chord, a range of far more than three hundred and forty-step; powerful, vector can be shot into the elm and a half. Power is stronger than the Han Dynasty called rhubarb, are inferior to those of other instruments, as one of Song crossbowmen of the standard weapons.
Fourth, the child bean + inch crossbow, which is a powerful Liannu, Song three is a crossbow bow bed. Can transmit more than one arrow (ancient rocket?) Hitting the thousands of steps away. (The maximum range of cold steel) open string required seventy-five to one hundred people to borrow with a rope twist action mechanical power, is a extremely powerful weapon.
V. Liannu car Warring States Period, there Liannu car, the crossbow is a crossbow gun, placed in the car, you can retreat into. Car driving twelve stone big crossbow, crossbow out of seven for each vector, the vector-based vector slightly larger, slightly smaller on each side of three arrows can be shot seven hundred paces, bows the wall down at the city destroyed, is irresistible. You can probably count the ancient rocket.