The Evolution of Weaponry

When we hear the word "war", we usually do not imagine that soldiers are fighting enemies with spears, swords and scorpions. In general, we believe soldiers will use modern guns, cannons and other different types of weapons to fight. However, in ancient times, most soldiers were fighting various kinds of spears, swords and axes. Going back to these ancient times, no one had any idea of ​​firearms. In fact, after explosives were discovered in the 9th century, Musket guns were also invented in China till the 14th century (Firearms Tutorial, 2014).

Evolution of weapons is not the only thing that changes war. This is the distribution of weapons. Throughout history, states often fight each other as to the symmetry of weapons. For example, in the First Gulf War, Saddam Hussein tried to defeat a traditional industrialized mechanized American army with a traditional industrialized mechanized Iraqi army. The quality and quantity of American technology was dominant. However, in the Second Gulf war, the rebels performed an asymmetric battle to crack down on high-tech US weapons using low tech assassination, destruction and terrorism. The enemy's tactics will lose its benefits only when the United States has adjusted its technology to cope with the new threats. Of course, training, morale, figures, will, and politics will also contribute to the results of Iraq, but the nature of the technology will lay the foundation for struggle.

We certainly have witnessed the decline of war between states, the increasing internationalization of conflict, and the relatively linear evolution of military weapons and strategies. However, the basic nature of war has not changed. During the American Civil War, the battle in Missouri is part of a chaotic confrontation, there are few boundaries between civilians and combatants, and guerrilla warfare is common did. Civilian plundering and targeting is universal, motivation for revenge and personal complaints overrides major ideology or global political motivation.

The development of explosive weapons is particularly important in these developments. But this evolution process is slow. For example, in Agincourt, French artillery occupied a lone solitary shooter in Britain during battle, and in 1431 the duke of Bourgogne shot 412 shells in Lagny town and bombarded successfully. Only chicken. Nonetheless, when war entered the final stage, such weapons became increasingly effective. They played an important role in the fighting and siege of some Joan of Arc, and "maid" was considered particularly good for aiming weapons. Then in the late 1430 's, Charles VII (1422 - 61) took steps to establish a professional cannon train under the direction of his brothers - John, the king's gunman and his brother Gardard.