Manait, Gilbert John G.

Course: BSIT – 1st Year.

Prof. MA VICTORIA SENASE

EVOLUTIONS OF WEAPONS

WEAPO TIMEL PICTURE DESCRIPTIO

NS INE N
Spear: 400 A spear is a
000 thrusting or
BC throwing
weapon
with a long
shaft and a
sharp head
or blade. It
can also be
a sharp-
pointed
instrument
with barbs
used in
spearing fish
Bow: 40 A bow is a
000 weapon
BC used for
shooting
arrows,
consisting of
a long
curved
piece of
wood or
metal with a
tight string
joining its
ends.
Boomer 23 A
ang: 000 boomerang
BC is a curved
stick that,
when
thrown in a
particular
way, comes
back to the
 person who
threw it
Arrowh 20 An
eads: 000 arrowhead
BC or point is
the usually
sharpened
and
hardened
tip of an
arrow,
which
contributes
a majority
of the
projectile
mass and is
responsible
for
impacting
and
penetrating
a target
Dagger: 5000 A dagger is a
BC sharp
pointed
knife for
stabbing

Sword: 1000 A sword is a

BC weapon
with a long
metal blade
and a
handle
Trebuch 500 A trebuchet
et: BC is a type of
catapult
that uses a
long arm to
throw a
projectile

Ballista: 500 A ballista is

BC a cross
between a
catapult and
a giant
crossbow.
The Greek
name,
“scorpion,”
is
appropriate:
the ballista
was
designed
with two
arms in
front and a
longer “tail”
in the back
to hold the
missile that
would be
launched
Crossbo 200 A crossbow
w: BC is a weapon
with a short
bow fixed
transversely
on a stock,
originally of
wood; it had
a groove to
guide the
missile,
usually
called a
bolt, a sear
to hold the
string in the
 cocked
position,
and a
trigger to
release it
Greek 674 Greek Fire
Fire: was an
incendiary
weapon first
used in
Byzantine
warfare in
678 CE. The
napalm of
ancient
warfare, the
highly
flammable
liquid was
made of
secret
ingredients
and used
both in
catapulted
incendiary
bombs and
sprayed
under
pressure so
as to launch
flames at
enemy ships
and
fortification
s
Gunpow 800 Gunpowder,
der: also
commonly
known as
black
powder, is
the earliest
known
chemical
explosive. It
consists of a
mixture of
sulfur,
carbon (in
the form of
charcoal),
and
potassium
nitrate
(saltpeter).
The sulfur
and carbon
act as fuels
while the
saltpeter is
an oxidizer
Cannon: 1200 A cannon is
a type of
heavy
artillery
weapon. It
is derived
from several
languages,
in which the
original
definition
can usually
be
translated
as tube. It is
a large,
heavy gun
usually
mounted on
a carriage
Longbo 1300 A longbow,
w: known as
warbow in
its time, is a
type of tall
bow that
makes a
fairly long
draw
possible. A
longbow is
not
significantly
recurved. Its
limbs are
relatively
narrow and
are circular
or D-shaped
in cross
section
Matchlo 1368 A matchlock
ck: or firelock is
a historical
type of
firearm
wherein the
gunpowder
is ignited by
a burning
piece of
flammable
cord or
twine that is
touched to
the
gunpowder
by a
mechanism
that the
musketeer
activates by
pulling a
lever or
trigger with
his finger
Grenad 15 A grenade is
e: 000 a small
missile that
contains an
explosive or
a chemical
agent (such
as tear gas,
a flame
producer, or
a smoke
producer)
and that is
thrown by
hand or
projected
(as by a rifle
or special
launcher)
Flintlock 1610 A flintlock is
: a general
term for any
firearm that
uses a flint-
striking
ignition
mechanism,
the first of
which
appeared in
Western
Europe in
the early
16th
century
Submari 1775 A submarine
ne: is any naval
vessel that
is capable of
propelling
itself
beneath the
water as
well as on
the water’s
surface

Revolve 1836 A revolver is

r: a small gun
that has a
container
for bullets
that turns
around so
that shots
can be fired
quickly
without
having to
stop to put
more bullets
in
Machin 1851 A machine
e Gun: gun is a fully
automatic,
rifled auto-
loading
firearm
designed for
sustained
direct fire
with rifle
cartridges

Tank: 1914 A tank is an

armoured
fighting
vehicle
intended as
a primary
offensive
weapon in
front-line
ground
combat
Chemic 1915 A chemical
al weapon is
weapon any of
: several
chemical
compounds,
usually toxic
agents, that
are
intended to
kill, injure,
or
incapacitate
1. It is a
chemical
used to
cause
intentional
death or
harm
through its
toxic
properties.
Fokker 1916 The Fokker
EI: Eindecker
fighters
were a
series of
German
World War I
monoplane
single-seat
fighter
aircraft.
Thomps 1918 The
on Thompson
submac submachine
hine gun, also
gun: known as
the “Tommy
gun”,
“Chicago
typewriter”,
“Chicago
piano”,
“trench
sweeper”,
or “trench
broom”, is a
blowback-
operated,
selective-
fire
submachine
gun,
invented by
United
States Army
brigadier
general
John T.
Thompson
in 19184.
AVS-36: 1936 The AVS-36
(Avtomatich
eskaya
vintovka
Simonova
obraztsa
1936 goda
“Automatic
rifle
Simonov
model
1936”) was
a Soviet
automatic
rifle which
saw service
in the early
years of
World War
II5.
Missile: 1944 In military
terminology
, a missile is
a guided
airborne
ranged
weapon
capable of
self-
propelled
flight usually
by a jet
engine or
rocket
motor.
Nuclear 1945 A nuclear
bomb: weapon is
an explosive
device that
derives its
destructive
force from
nuclear
reactions,
either
fission
(fission
bomb) or a
combination
of fission
and fusion
reactions
(thermonucl
ear bomb),
producing a
nuclear
explosion.
AK-47: 1947 The AK-47,
officially
known as
the Avtomat
Kalashnikov
a, is a gas-
operated
assault rifle
that is
chambered
for the
7.62×39mm
cartridge.
Hydroge 1951 The
n bomb: hydrogen
bomb (or H-
bomb) is
also known
as the
thermonucl
ear bomb.
These
bombs have
greater
destructive
power
compared
to atomic
bombs.
AR-10: 1954 The first
ArmaLite
rifle, the AR-
10, was a
7.62-
millimetre,
gas-
operated
weapon
with a
length of
40.5 inches
(102.9 cm)
and a
weight of
8.8 pounds
(4.0 kg).
 M16: 1960 The M16
rifle
(officially
designated
Rifle, Caliber
5.56 mm,
M16) is a
family of
military
rifles
adapted
from the
ArmaLite
AR-15 rifle
for the
United
States
military.
Laser: 1960 A laser is a
device that
stimulates
atoms or
molecules
to emit light
at particular
wavelengths
and
amplifies
that light,
typically
producing a
very narrow
beam of
radiation12.
The
emission
generally
covers an
extremely
limited
range of
visible,
infrared, or
ultraviolet
wavelengths
.
Taser: 1974 A Taser is a
conducted
energy
device (CED)
primarily
used to
incapacitate
people,
allowing
them to be
approached
and handled
in an
unresisting
and thus
safe
manner3. It
fires two
small
barbed
darts
intended to
puncture
the skin and
remain
attached to
the target.
Steyr 1977 The Steyr
AUG: AUG
(Armee-
Universal-
Gewehr, lit.
‘army
universal
rifle’) is an
Austrian
bullpup
assault rifle
chambered
for the
5.56×45mm
NATO
intermediat
e cartridge4.
Desert 1984 A Desert
Eagle: Eagle is a
gas-
operated,
semi-
automatic
pistol
known for
chambering
the .50
Action
Express, the
largest
centerfire
cartridge of
any
magazine-
fed, self-
loading
pistol.
M4A1: 1994 The M4A1 is
a
5.56mmx45
mm NATO
caliber
weapon
with a gas
operated,
rotating bolt
action6. The
carbine is
typically fed
from 30-
round
STANAG
magazines.
Anti- 1997 Anti-
satellite satellite
Laser: weapons
(ASAT) are
space
weapons
designed to
incapacitate
or destroy
satellites for
strategic or
tactical
 purposes7.
They use
non-physical
attacks such
as cyber-
attacks,
jamming
and even
blind
satellites
with lasers.
Drone: 2002 A drone
refers to
any aerial
vehicle that
receives
remote
commands
from a pilot
or relies on
software for
autonomou
s flight9.
Many
drones
display
features like
cameras for
collecting
visual data
and
propellers
for
stabilizing
their flight
pattern.
PHASR 2007 he
Rifle: personnel
halting and
stimulation
response
rifle
(PHASR) is a
prototype
non-lethal
laser dazzler
developed
by the Air
Force
Research
Laboratory’s
Directed
Energy
Directorate,
U.S.
Department
of
Defense10.
Its purpose
is to
temporarily
disorient
and blind a
target.
XM-25: 2010 he
personnel
halting and
stimulation
response
rifle
(PHASR) is a
prototype
non-lethal
laser dazzler
developed
by the Air
Force
Research
Laboratory’s
Directed
Energy
Directorate,
U.S.
Department
 of
Defense10.
Its purpose
is to
temporarily
disorient
and blind a
target.
P-8 2019 The Boeing P-
POSEID 8 Poseidon is
an American
ON: maritime
patrol and
reconnaissanc
e aircraft
developed and
produced by
Boeing
Defense,
Space &
Security, and
derived from
the civilian
Boeing 737-
800. It was
developed for
the United
States Navy
(USN). The P-8
operates in
anti-
submarine
warfare (ASW),
anti-surface
warfare
(ASUW), and
intelligence,
surveillance
and
reconnaissanc
e (ISR) roles.