Double-piston flamethrower
Lanzallamas de doble pistón
- Date
- 919 · confidence medium
- Place
- Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Credited to
- Kingdom of Wuyue
- Field
- Conflict
What it is
A double-acting pump that shot a continuous stream of 'fierce fire oil' (distilled naphtha) ignited by a gunpowder fuse. It was used in naval battles on the Yangtze.
The oil was known through Arab trade; the Wujing zongyao (1044) describes the device.
What it led to
- naval warfare with liquid fire
- military use of distilled petroleum