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FIRE A potent weapon of both attack and defence which could take form of Greek fire ( q.v. ) , fire - arrows tipped with tow , fire - brands , burning pitch , boiling fat , fire wagons holding wood or hay made more combustible with ...
FIRE A potent weapon of both attack and defence which could take form of Greek fire ( q.v. ) , fire - arrows tipped with tow , fire - brands , burning pitch , boiling fat , fire wagons holding wood or hay made more combustible with ...
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Fireplaces Little could be done to protect human flesh against fire weapon . ' With fire and sword ' represents the essence of mediaeval assault as it also depicts the immemorial practice of war . FIRE - ARMS The earliest picture of a ...
Fireplaces Little could be done to protect human flesh against fire weapon . ' With fire and sword ' represents the essence of mediaeval assault as it also depicts the immemorial practice of war . FIRE - ARMS The earliest picture of a ...
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LOOPS , BOW Their purpose is to allow defenders to fire from cover and , in the case of crossbows , to protect the bowman when reloading . They are sometimes provided in the merlons of a parapet . Interior loops usually consist of a ...
LOOPS , BOW Their purpose is to allow defenders to fire from cover and , in the case of crossbows , to protect the bowman when reloading . They are sometimes provided in the merlons of a parapet . Interior loops usually consist of a ...
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