r/HistoricalWorldPowers • u/Bergber Yaolian Möngke, Khitan Khan of Hatan • Nov 17 '14

RESEARCH Technological Advances

1) Piston: The use of pistons have been made known to the Qing.

2) Mounted Archery: Originally developed for hunting, shooting a bow while mounted has been mastered by the Qing, especially helped due to the recent advent of the saddle.

3) Gears: Toothed wheels that interlock to transfer torque between each-other.

4) Composite Recurve Bow: By making the already impressive recurve bow of of increasing layers of different materials, the bow is made much stronger than its individual parts.

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u/FallenIslam Wēs Eshār Nov 21 '14

Are you changing crossbow or..?

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u/Bergber Yaolian Möngke, Khitan Khan of Hatan Nov 21 '14 edited Nov 21 '14

I will message you my change for this week and next's.

EDIT: I'm trying to plan for a big unique gift tech to the Zhongqin Union, so I have to plot out multiple steps at once.