Articles related to "Gunpowder Weapons"

Why did firearms, starting out as they did, ever become commonplace in warfare?

For centuries the chivalric knight stood above all others on the battlefield. Yet, in just a few short years, they were virtually erased from the battlefield.

For centuries, castles stood as impenetrable fortresses; massive structures which took months, even years to conquer. Gunpowder reversed that in a matter of years.

A rocket is a vehicle that obtains its thrust from the rapid conversion of fuel to superheated gasses, which are then rapidly expelled out a nozzle at the base.

This book is given as an introductory course to the hobby of historical wargaming in the period from the dawn of recorded history to the beginnings of the Renaissance.

Linking a train of wagons together in a circle or square and plugging the gaps with stakes, thorn-brush or fences created a fortress-like enclosure.

Nowadays, we would refer to Tudor ships as carracks, but in the late 1400's to early 1500's a number of terms were used to describe contemporary ships.

A quick look at the design and construction of Japanese castles during the Sengoku Jidai.

During the High Middle Ages, new weapons gave the infantryman, who had been overshadowed by mounted noble knights, renewed fighting strength, and thus greater importance.

An overview of Spanish Conquistador weapons - medieval weaponry used in the Spanish conquest of the New World from Conquistador swords to gunpowder weapons.