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Mortar firing during the Warsaw Uprising, Poland, WW2, 1944 (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I just read in a book on Genghis Khan that he learned siege warfare from the Chinese and when he attacked Eastern Europe, maybe even Poland?, they didn’t know what hit them with not just boulders but exploding barrels of hot oil. When he hit Samarkand, the nearby city of Bukhara surrendered just after hearing about the siege.

Thought it was interesting to share that motors have a lot longer history than one might think! I can’t imagine how scary they were in 1944 but in 1200s it must have been insane.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Samarkand was definitely taken after an assault on the citadel, rather than surrendering. But it's true that Genghis and the Mongols made generous use of Chinese siege tactics and weapons, potentially including gunpowder-packed projectiles fired from catapults.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Samarkand was definitely taken after an assault on the citadel, rather than surrendering.

I meant Bukhara, fixed it.

But it's true that Genghis and the Mongols made generous use of Chinese siege tactics and weapons, potentially including gunpowder-packed projectiles fired from catapults.

Thanks for fact checking everything I shared for fun ig

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

History porn after all... 😄

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I was trying to hint without being rude that only confirming or denying if my tangential comment is factual or not is not a fun conversation 0_o