Ancient Weapon Lovers Group
Hobbies & Interests
This group is for everyone who likes all kinds of ancient, roman, medieval, renaissance, and other old weapons and units from the past.
A hwacha or hwach'a (화차; 火車), meaning fire cart, was a multiple rocket launcher developed by Koreans and deployed in the defence of Korea against Japanese invasion in the 1590s. It had the ability to fire up to 200 singijeon, a type of fire arrow rocket, at one time. The hwacha consisted of a two-wheeled cart carrying a board filled with holes into which the singijeon were inserted.
Some East Asian historians believe this technological breakthrough, alongside the turtle ship in the mid-16th century, had a distinctive effect during the Imjin War. Today, hwachas appear in Korean museums, national parks, and popular culture.