The Fire Lance in the 10th Century AD (jan 1, 900 – jan 1, 1000)
Description:
-The first prototype of the fire lance*.-The earliest depictions of a gunpowder based weapon, the fire lance.
-Illustrations from this time period of a fire lance were found on silk banners
*The fire lance is the predecessor of all firearms. It is a black powder filled tube attached to the end of a spear and essentially used as a flame thrower as it blasts flames at the enemy.
-Benefit: Helped the Chinese fight many wars and conquer new lands.
-Cost: Was the predecessor of firearms, which can be the result of many deaths and the fire lance itself caused many deaths in wars.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 900
jan 1, 1000
~ 100 years