The mythbusters vid they included in the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhSXA3AKh4
Im sure this was used to burn down entire cities more than once. Warcrime generator goes brrrr. Well warcrimes werent a thing back then i guess.
Warcrimes have actually been codified a few times in history, long before Geneva.
Not sure if any of them were contemporaneous with this particular warcrime, but still interesting!
Better not miss, reloads ain’t quick
To phrase a Monty Python firing squad skit, “You MISSED???”
Looks less accurate than a shotgun at that range.
You don’t need to have great accuracy when firing at an army. The article mentions 3,000 successfully defending against 30,000 because of this weapon
I don’t think they really had shotguns in the 15th century tho.
If they did, it seems like they would have been trying to use them as sniper rifles.
I think a better comparison would be modern magnesium, phosphorus, or napalm bombing.
