Hwacha is an anti-personnel weapon that can fire multiple gunpowder propelled arrows at once.

Hwacha is an anti-personnel weapon that can fire multiple gunpowder propelled arrows at once.


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Keywords: Asia, Korean, Republic of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, War Memorial of Korea, arrow launcher, horizontal, hwacha, navy, warfare

Note: The hwacha is an arrow launcher developed in Korea in the 1400s. Each slot is filled with an arrow with a projectile attached. Upon detonation, they shoot out about 200 iron spikes. The arrows traveled as far as 500 yards and would explode on contact.

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