I'm well aware of the "Greek Fire" and siphoning hoses in the West used by the Byzantines during the 600s or 700s AD, but I've read in several places of the Chinese enhancing this sometime afterward with a more impressive design. If someone has any info, I'd be glad if you could post it, as I remember somewhere there was a description of an ancient Chinese flamethrower that held two chambers, or two acting bellows, that was able to shoot a continuous blast of fire while precariously mounted on top of naval ships or when mounted atop of wheeled siege vehicles. Pretty scary stuff (ouch, that would suck to burn alive. lol). And if someone could get a date on that, or if not a date, an approximate century of when those were first innovated by the Chinese, that would be helpful too.
Thanks,
Eric
Ancient Flamethrowers
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Posted 16 May 2006 - 07:54 PM
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Posted 16 May 2006 - 09:13 PM
Pen Huo Qi ca. A.D. 919.
Chinese Siege Warfare - Mechanical Artillery & Siege Weapons of Antiquity
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Posted 16 May 2006 - 10:29 PM
Err... actually, link to the main index page instead because I tend to change the english language entry page whenever I have a massive update. index-english13042006 means it was last cummulatively updated 13/04/2006Liang has a sight on it I believe.
http://authors.histo...sh13042006.html
http://authors.histo...esesiegewarfare
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Posted 30 June 2011 - 12:10 PM
what type of valve was used?
and how was the fuel ignited? was it blown through a match?
and how was the fuel ignited? was it blown through a match?
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Posted 06 March 2013 - 07:45 PM
http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Pen_Huo_Qi
refer to the main Flamethrower page for more information about Flamethrowers.
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