03-01-2006, 02:36 AM
Is this true?
"The crossbow was used until the Sino-Japanese War of 1898. According to Joseph Needham and Sidney Shapiro, Han Dynasty soldiers were able to defeat well-armed Roman legionnaires (possibly captured or recruited as mercenaries by the Huns) in the battle of Sogdinia in 36 BC.
The Shiji mentions the First Emperor using a repeating crossbow to shoot a whale. However, only the single-shot variety has been discovered."
Johnny
"The crossbow was used until the Sino-Japanese War of 1898. According to Joseph Needham and Sidney Shapiro, Han Dynasty soldiers were able to defeat well-armed Roman legionnaires (possibly captured or recruited as mercenaries by the Huns) in the battle of Sogdinia in 36 BC.
The Shiji mentions the First Emperor using a repeating crossbow to shoot a whale. However, only the single-shot variety has been discovered."
Johnny
Johnny Shumate
