火炮,在战争中有着举足轻重的作用。斯大林称其为“战争之神”,拿破仑认为它是“决定战争胜负的主要武器”。 火炮这种用火药来发射弹丸的身管武器是从冷兵器时代的抛石机发展而来的。相传抛石机发明于我国周代,当时叫做“抛车”。公元前722年的春秋时期,抛石机已经在作战中使用了。据《范蠡兵法》记载:“飞石重十二斤(约相当于现在的6千克),为机发行三百步。”这就 Artillery, in the war has a pivotal role. Stalin called it “God of War,” which Napoleon considered “the main weapon that determines the outcome of the war.” Artillery, a kind of barrel weapon that used projectiles to launch projectiles, developed from the eradicator of the cold weapon era. According to legend, stone throwing machine invented in China’s Zhou Dynasty, was called “car.” In the spring and autumn of 722 BC, the trebuchet was used in combat. According to “Fan Zhaobing law” records: “flying stone weighs twelve pounds (about the equivalent of 6 kilograms now), for the machine issued three hundred paces.” This