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An Duong King’s magic crossbow model revived

November 18, 2007          1096 views

An experiment on the casualty capacity of An Duong King’s magic crossbow (Van Lang-Au Lac age) on Nov 16 was carried out by the Vietnam Military History Museum and Weaponry Museum (General Department of Technique).

The experiment’s results show that the casualty radius of a shoot of a single bronze arrow can reach over 50m and that of a multiple arrows stands at between 10-20m.

Within the distance of 20m, an arrow can enter an animal to the depth of between 20-30cm.

The experimental crossbow will be displayed at the Vietnam Military History Museum.

Source: ANTD, QĐND

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