Learn how weapons and tactics from millennia ago would fit right in to today's arsenal. Michael Guillen, award-winning scientist and journalist, enthusiastically guides you around the globe and back in time to answer the compelling question, Where Did It Come From?
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Full Version: Ancient China- The Personal Weapon
Yes, I've seen this.
A little oversensationalized, I think (particularly the repeating crossbow as the machine gun's ancestor--they only shared function, not lineage) and made one believe that the Han army was merely a rifleman's army transposed into 100 B.C., but still good for educating the layman.
There were also a few historical inaccuracies, but I forgot which parts, I saw it over a year ago.
A little oversensationalized, I think (particularly the repeating crossbow as the machine gun's ancestor--they only shared function, not lineage) and made one believe that the Han army was merely a rifleman's army transposed into 100 B.C., but still good for educating the layman.
There were also a few historical inaccuracies, but I forgot which parts, I saw it over a year ago.
Looks to be interesting.. 
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