the chinese made explosives during the tang dynasty.
the chinese made explosives during the tang dynasty.
during what dynasty did the chinese make explosives?
tang dynasty
bullet::::- explosives: at its root, the history of chemical explosives lies in the history of gunpowder. during the tang dynasty in the 9th century, taoist chinese alchemists were eagerly trying to find the elixir of immortality. in the process, they stumbled upon the explosive invention of gunpowder made from coal, saltpeter, and sulfur in 1044. gunpowder was the first form of chemical explosives and by 1161, the chinese were using explosives for the first time in warfare. the chinese would incorporate explosives fired from bamboo or bronze tubes known as bamboo fire crackers. the chinese also used inserted rats from inside the bamboo fire crackers to fire toward the enemy, creating great psychological ramifications – scaring enemy soldiers away and causing cavalry units to go wild.
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calcium ammonium nitrate has seen use in improvised explosives. the can is not used directly, but is instead first converted to ammonium nitrate; "more than 85% of the ieds used against u.s. forces in afghanistan contain homemade explosives, and of those, about 70% are made with ammonium nitrate derived from calcium ammonium nitrate". can and other fertilizers were banned in the malakand division and in afghanistan following reports of its use by militants to make explosives. due to these bans, "potassium chlorate — the stuff that makes matches catch fire — has surpassed fertilizer as the explosive of choice for insurgents."
calcium ammonium nitrate