Firepower
The evolution of artillery, beginning with the gastraphetes (a tension-powered mechanical bow) of ancient Greece and including the torsion-powered Roman ballista and the counterweight trebuchet. Of course, gunpowder revolutionized artillery warfare, and the continued development of big guns has turned them into super accurate, far-reaching and deadly weapons., Firepower, goes on a high octane, ear-splitting 2,500 year journey through the evolutionary story of artillery weapon systems.
