Product Name: Wooden Catapult
Product code: KX1912 Wooden Catapult
Size: 140*90*180mm
Weight: About 85g
Material: Wood + Rubber bands + O-rings
Packing: 200pcs
Box Specification: 600*550*450mm

Catapult is a large-scale human-powered projectile weapon that uses the principle of lever to throw stones. Its appearance is a sign of technological progress and the needs of war. The Chinese chess piece "Pao" in the black side is a catapult, and the fire character is more often associated with the ancient practice of torture. It was first used in the Spring and Autumn period, and after the Sui and Tang dynasties, it became an important weapon for attacking and defending cities. However, the Song Dynasty made further progress, not only for attacking and defending cities, but also for field battles. The terms "pushed stone" and "flying stone" in ancient books refer to catapults. The ancient Western catapults were also the main means of attack, and the Persians and Greeks have used it extensively.

The initial catapult structure was very simple, consisting of a massive lever, with stones loaded in a leather pouch or wooden basket at the long end, and dozens of ropes attached to the short end. When the command was given, dozens of people would pull the ropes simultaneously, utilizing the lever principle to hurl the stones. This was the ancient war god, as Stalin once said that artillery is the war god. The large-scale use of catapults in Chinese military history should date back to the attacks on the state of Chu by the ancestors of General Li Xinfei and Li Guang. The Chu army secretly prepared a large number of catapults, and when the Qin army was crossing the river, they suddenly fired them all at once, with countless sharp stones raining down on the Qin army, leading to a complete rout of the 200,000 Qin troops. Later, during the Warring States period, the general Wang Jian, one of the four famous generals, led a massive army of 600,000 to conquer Chu, demonstrating the power of the catapults at that time. With the development of technology, catapults became increasingly advanced, and many of the "Thundercrash Cars" in the Three Kingdoms games were improvements on the Warring States period catapults. The Chinese catapults reached their peak in the Song dynasty. According to the Song dynasty military text "The Essential Military Classics," "All types of cannons are powerful weapons in the army, used for both attack and defense," indicating the importance attached to catapults. The book also provides detailed descriptions of eight types of common catapults, including one that required 250 men to pull, and one that was as long as 8 meters.76 meters, the stone projectile weighs 45 kilograms, and can be shot 90 steps. The Song Army's conversion to modern units is 14,085 meters. It is necessary to point out that "The Military Classic of the Song Dynasty" may have been for the purpose of secrecy or deliberately misleading the enemy, greatly reducing the range of the stone-throwing car. In fact, according to other ancient books and modern scientific calculations, the firing distance of this type of stone-throwing car is not less than 500 meters. This can be said to be a long-range attack in the cold weapon era. China invented the heavy stone-throwing car during the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties. In the battle of the capture of Bi'an by the Jin Dynasty, which led to the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, more than 5,000 stone-throwing cars were set up overnight. Outside the 50-mile city wall of Bi'an, the Jin Army launched a simultaneous attack. The Jin Army launched countless stone projectiles, so much so that no stone could be found in the suburbs of Bi'an. When attacking the city, the moat was first filled, and then all the guns were fired simultaneously. With the help of a large number of strong crossbows, it successfully broke through the deployment of the city's defense forces and then launched a giant assault car equal to the city wall, which can accommodate 80 people. Imagine the spectacular scene of the launch at that time, it is simply not inferior to the scale of modern war firepower preparation!

Readers of Jin Yong's novels are sure to remember the story of Guo Jing defending the isolated city of Xiangyang for more than a decade. The miracle of Xiangyang's defense in history was not because of Guo Jing, but because a large number of catapults were used in the siege. They had thrown hundreds of kilograms of stone bombs, creating countless 2-meter-deep bomb craters on the ground. Although the Mongol army was strong and powerful, they could only watch in despair in the face of such terrifying siege weapons. After all, the flesh and blood could not compete with machinery.

The siege engine was not invented by Liu Yao, but was used by the Yuan Shao army during the standoff at Guandu. Yuan Shao's army used large siege machinery called gaolong, and then Liu Yao suggested using a siege engine to break the gaolong. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is actually not mentioned that Liu Yao invented it. Later, Ma Jun improved it and further refined it.

The stone-throwing vehicle was already in use in the Spring and Autumn period, and after the Sui and Tang dynasties, it became an important weapon for attacking and defending cities. It was one of the ancient war chariots. It is equipped with a machine shaft and can shoot stones. Because of the sound like thunder, it is named the Thunderbolt Vehicle. In "The Record of the Three Kingdoms: Wei Zhi: Yuan Shao's Biography," it says: "The Founding Emperor (Cao Cao) made a stone-throwing vehicle to hit Yuan Shao's tower, and they were all broken. The Yuan Shao's troops called it the Thunderbolt Vehicle." It is also known as "throwing car." It refers to using thick bamboo on the car to throw stones. As a means of attacking the fort. In fact, the stone-throwing vehicle is the "gun" of the black side in Chinese chess.

Catapult is a large-scale human-powered projectile weapon that uses the principle of lever to throw stones. Its appearance is a sign of technological progress and the needs of war. It was first used in the Spring and Autumn period, and after the Sui and Tang dynasties, it became an important weapon for attacking and defending cities. The initial catapult structure was very simple, with a huge lever, the long end of which was loaded with stones in leather bags or wooden baskets, and the short end was tied to dozens of ropes. When the order was given, dozens of people pulled the ropes simultaneously, using the principle of the lever to throw the stones. This is the ancient war god (Stalin said that artillery is the god of war). The large-scale use of catapults in Chinese military history should be when Li Xin (the distant ancestor of the flying general Li Guang) attacked Chu, the Chu army secretly prepared a large number of catapults. When the Qin army crossed the river, they suddenly fired simultaneously, and countless sharp stones fell like a dark cloud on the Qin army. The 200,000 Qin troops were completely defeated, and Li Xin himself also lost the battle and committed suicide. Later, Wang Jian, one of the four famous generals in the Warring States period, led 600,000 troops to capture Chu, showing the power of the catapult at that time. With the development of technology, catapults have become more and more advanced, and many "Thunderbolt Cars" in the Three Kingdoms games are improved forms of catapults from the Warring States period. The catapult in China reached its peak in the Tang and Song dynasties.