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Post by josh on May 9, 2006 19:04:32 GMT -5
did the Japanese use any kind of siege engines?
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Post by liangjieming on May 9, 2006 22:40:50 GMT -5
They did, though not to the same extent as the continentals did. There are quite a few illustrations of siege towers, cloud ladders and stuff in Japanese illustrations. Pre-gunpowder artillery on the other hand, is limited to the sporadic use of just small traction catapults and the mysterious Oyumi. Japanese siege artillery really became a factor in Japanese warfare only with the introduction of gunpowder cannon.
Jieming
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Post by solveig on May 25, 2006 17:12:29 GMT -5
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! There are quite a few illustrations of siege towers, cloud ladders and stuff in Japanese illustrations. Could you provide actual illustrations? While the Japanese had "fortresses" and Heiankyou was supposed to have a wall, I'm not so sure that they had much in the way of castles until the sixteenth century. Your Humble Servant Solveig Thronadardottir Amateur Scholar |
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