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  2. Chinese siege weapons - Wikipedia

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    Large mounted crossbows known as "bed crossbows" were used as early as the Warring States period. Mozi described them as defensive weapons placed on top the battlements. The Mohist siege crossbow was described as humongous device with frameworks taller than a man and shooting arrows with cords attached so that they could be pulled back.

  3. Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog - Wikipedia

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    Her weapon is the Whirlwind Crossbow, which shoots a burst of air. To win her white and gold Mystic Armor, she had to defeat the Lightning Bat of Temra. To don her armor, she speaks the words "Air above me!". Deirdre is the most logical-minded of the Mystic Knights, and is therefore sometimes frustrated by her companions' foibles.

  4. History of crossbows - Wikipedia

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    Crossbows today are mostly used for target shooting in modern archery. In some countries they are still used for hunting, such as in most of the United States, parts of Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa. Crossbows with special projectiles are used in whale research to take blubber biopsy samples without harming the whales or other marine big ...

  5. Torsion mangonel myth - Wikipedia

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    A wheeled whirlwind traction trebuchet from the Wujing Zongyao A reconstruction of a whirlwind traction trebuchet The torsion mangonel myth , or simply the myth of the mangonel , [ 1 ] is the belief that the mangonel (or traction trebuchet ) was a torsion siege engine which used the tension effect of twisted cords to shoot projectiles.

  6. Eighteen Arms of Wushu - Wikipedia

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    Guandao. The Eighteen Arms is a list of the eighteen main weapons of Chinese martial arts.The origin of the list is unclear and there have been disputes as to what the eighteen weapons actually are.

  7. Category:Weapons of China - Wikipedia

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