From Swords and Spear to Rifling and Breach Loaders.
The evolution of sea power throughout history has had a vast affect on the peoples of the world. The evolution of sea power has brought about countless advances in technology, trade, governments, warfare strategy, and many, many other forms of human expression. My paper's focus is on how the evolution of Marines and Navy weapon systems has influenced the evolution of Sea power in ship to ship confrontations in the world up to 1890. To illustrate this great evolution the history of sea power and the soldiers at sea must be understood. This history includes the early naval strategies, early propulsion, early Marines, and early weapons, as well as their evolution into modern times. All of these seemingly different aspects of sea power are in reality deeply interconnected, one affecting the other as evolution occurs.
The ancient navies had very different strategies than what we have today. There is very good reason for this. The early navies had evolved for one reason, that reason was commerce. Water transportation was generally cheaper than overland routes, when it came to the Mediterranean basin. Nations wanted to protect their interests and by that I mean their commerce ships, trade routes, trading rights, and defense of their territory. To protect their interests they naturally built naval vessels designed for warfare. The major difference between warfare vessels called galleys and the commerce ships were that the galleys were propelled into battle by oar and manned with Marines and the commerce ships were lumbering sailing ships that were easy targets and not soldiered. (I will be referring to any armed military member on a ship other than sailors as Marines) The weapons that the galleys had were the marines on board. Marines were and still are to some extent the original naval weapon system. The marines of the ancient navies were equipped with swords, spears, bows and arrows, shields and many other primitive forms of weapons.
They used armor to protect themselves from the enemy's weapons. ... Battle-axes, spears, and maces had very fine art work on their handles and blades. ... Shafts of the bows were usually made of ash or birch, and the arrows head was made from iron. The flight came from the feathers of geese. ... The cross bow had a slower rate of fire, and it was harder to load. ...
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Swords have since been gone from warfare since the middle ages. ... In early times people of the hunters gatherers would utilize tools such as a spears and knives to hunt game on the plains. ... Tools such as the spear and knife would eventually lead the development of the sword. ... New technology ideas such as laser is not far from being real. ... The sword represents valor and honor so many soldiers who retire from service are given a sword for their service to the armed forces. ...
These types of guns load a new cartridge into the chamber after each shot. Every time the trigger is pulled, one round is shot from a semi-automatic. ... In this case it might be those bullets that could be fired from a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and the marks or rifling pattern in the barrel of the firearm. ... They would be unique to the firearm and would distinguish it from every other one. ... With the more mechanized, and huge volumes of firearms manufactured, it is going to become more and more difficult to discern rifling marks and other identifying marks from firearm to firearm. ...
"The earliest spears were wooden shafts that were sharpened by fire" (2). ... The spear is one of the earliest and simplest of weapons. ... "The medieval lance and pike evolved from the ancient spear. ... Samurai swords with family names inscribed on them were often handed down from father to son, generation after generation. ... They were later made from bronze which absorbed a stronger blow than that of wood. ...
One thing similar is their main weapon, the sword. Samurai carried two swords: a long sword called the katana, and a smaller sword, almost a dagger, called the nagita. The two swords were light and thin and designed to take off heads. ... Samurais used bows, guns, and spears. ... Pikemen used a spear called the ashigaru. ...
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Most boats were made from oak and had the same basic form. ... The typical weapon that the Vikings used were swords, axes, spears and bows and arrows. Viking swords were made of iron with steel edges. ... Spears were only the third most frequent weapon used after sword and axe. The spears were thrown and also held and used for stabbing the enemy. ...
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