The mythbusters vid they included in the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhSXA3AKh4
Im sure this was used to burn down entire cities more than once. Warcrime generator goes brrrr. Well warcrimes werent a thing back then i guess.
Warcrimes have actually been codified a few times in history, long before Geneva.
Not sure if any of them were contemporaneous with this particular warcrime, but still interesting!
Better not miss, reloads ain’t quick
Looks less accurate than a shotgun at that range.
You don’t need to have great accuracy when firing at an army. The article mentions 3,000 successfully defending against 30,000 because of this weapon
I don’t think they really had shotguns in the 15th century tho.
Pretty sure China did. In the form of hand cannons.
If they did, it seems like they would have been trying to use them as sniper rifles.
I think a better comparison would be modern magnesium, phosphorus, or napalm bombing.
To phrase a Monty Python firing squad skit, “You MISSED???”
