Ranged weapon
Long-range weapons (ranged weapons) are weapons that are brought into effect without direct physical contact with the opponent (in the distance). The active body is usually referred to as a projectile .
A technical classification is based on the propulsion of the weapons:
- Weapons moved directly with muscle power: Throwing weapons and sling weapons
- with mechanically generated spring force , torsional force or leverage : throwing machines and bow weapons
- Weapons that use pyrotechnic means : firearms or rocket weapons
- similar to the firearms act hydrodynamic z. B. airguns or weapons, the projectiles by electromagnetic pulses are accelerated (z. B. railgun or Gauss gun )
- Radiation weapons, microwaves , ultrasound , magnetism
See also
literature
- Nikos Vutiropulos: Long-range weapons in Southeast Europe. Neolithic to early Bronze Age. Verlag Marie Leidor, Buch am Erlbach 1991, ISBN 3-924734-22-4 ( International Archeology 4), (At the same time: Tübingen, Univ., Diss.), [1] .