All articles in group 'Hwacha'
Updated: Fri, 2006-08-25 11:22
A hwacha is a multiple rocket launcher from the 15th century, and also a symbol of ingenuity and resourcefulness and, optionally, Korean independance. It looks like this:
Hwacha replica in action
Updated: Tue, 2006-12-12 22:23
There are three hwacha replicas on view in Seoul -- two at the war memorial, and one at the Deoksugung palace.
The Deoksugung hwacha and one of the memorial hwachas are set up to fire singijeong (rocket arrows). These replicas both actually work. There's also a non-working but rarer bolt-firing hwacha at the memorial.
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The Deoksugung Hwacha
The Deoksugung hwacha in it's natural habitat.
Updated: Fri, 2006-08-25 11:23
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Updated: Thu, 2006-09-21 08:58
The trouble with my other hwacha model is that it's too complicated to be useful for creating icons. And there certainly aren't enough icons of hwacha in the world. So, these models sacrifice accuracy but are intended to look good is small-sized images.
The trouble with my other hwacha model is that it's too complicated to be useful for creating icons. And there certainly aren't enough icons of hwacha in the world. So, these models sacrifice accuracy but are intended to look good is small-sized images.