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These are launched from a dart gun using compressed gas, a tuft of fibers at the back of the missile serving as both fletching and wadding. A type of dart still finds use in military engagements, in the form of flechettes. These are all-metal projectiles, often resembling nails that have had fletching (rather than nail heads) forged into them.
The manuballista was a handheld version of the traditional ballista. This new version was made entirely of iron, which conferred greater power to the weapon, since it was smaller, and less iron (an expensive material before the 19th century), was used in its production. It was not the ancient gastraphetes, but the Roman weapon. However, the ...
Vasavi Shakti – The magical dart of Indra. Used by Karna against Ghatotkacha in the Mahabharata war. Vel – Vel is a divine javelin (spear) associated with the Hindu war god Karthikeya. Vijaya – The bow of Karna, one of the greatest hero of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The bow of Indra is also called Vijaya.
Examples of various small-arms flechettes (scale in inches) A flechette or flèchette (/ f l eɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ t / fle-SHET) is a pointed, fin-stabilized steel projectile.The name comes from French flèchette (from flèche), meaning "little arrow" or "dart", and sometimes retains the grave accent in English: flèchette.
The reference listed has an illustration of a find from Wroxeter identified as the head of a plumbata and a reconstruction of the complete weapon: a fletched dart with an iron head weighted with lead. The reconstruction seems entirely consistent with Vegetius' description.
Iron Wrath is the second expansion for the PC version of Raven Shield. It was in production for almost 2 years before Ubisoft decided to release it as a free download for FilePlanet subscribers on June 9, 2005.
Name Image Date Location Notes Siege tower: 9th Century BC Assyria: A giant mobile tower, often constructed at location. Battering ram: 9th Century BC
The flat leaf-shaped spearhead was composed of iron and its weight was counterbalanced by an iron butt-spike. [3] [4] [5] (cf Sarissa) The point part of the spear was called αἰχμή and ἀκωκή and λόγχη. [6] The rear of the spear was capped with a spike called a sauroter (Greek: σαυρωτήρ).