TheTerracotta Army crossbow that could shoot twice as far as a modern-day rifle:Archaeologists unearth 2,200-year-old weapon at historic Chinese site 考古学家在中国历史遗迹中出土了2200年前的武器:兵马俑弓弩的射程是当代步枪的两倍
A2,200-year-old crossbow which some experts believe could have been almost twiceas powerful as a modern-day assault rifle has been discovered among theTerracotta Warriors.
考古学家们在兵马俑中间发现了一把2200年前的弓弩,专家认为其威力相当于如今步枪的两倍。
Thecrossbow, which was found intact this week, could have shot an arrow up to 2,600feet - about the length of nine football pitches, the People'sDaily Online reported.
这把弓弩于本周完整无缺的被发现,可以将箭射出到2600英尺之远的地方,相当于九个足球场,人民日报网站报道。
Thediscovery is particularly exciting as experts believe the crossbow may hold thesecret to the success of China'sfirst emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
这个发现特别的激动人心,因为专家称这把弓弩可以解开中国第一位皇帝秦始皇的成功之谜。
The crossbow,which was found half-buried next to one of the terracotta statues, wasdiscovered by archaeologists working at the site.
在现场工作的考古学家在一个兵马俑的附近找到了这把弓弩,当时半掩埋着。
It isthe first time archaeologists have seen a complete version of the weapon,although they previously found 10 more broken crossbows in the same pit.
这是考古学家首次发现完整弓弩,他们之前在同一个坑中发现了10多把坏掉的弓弩。
Thebow measures almost five feet in length, with a height of about 50 inches.
这把弓弩长度5英尺,高50英寸。
Itssize suggests that it was one of the most powerful bows of its era. Historicaltexts indicate that its firing range could have been up to 2,600 feet,according to Huashang Newspaper, which is double the range of an assault rifle, which is about1,300 feet.
这种尺寸表明这是当时最强大的弓弩之一。历史文献表明其射程可达2600英寸,这相当于步枪的两倍。
Somehistorians believe that analysis of a number of historical texts shows that thecrossbow was integral to several important military victories of the period.
一些历史学家认为对一系列历史文献的分析表明这种弓弩在当时的几场重大军事胜利中扮演了不可或缺的作用。
Archaeologistsare equally excited about the discovery of a 'Qing', an item which they hadpreviously only read about in historical texts。
同样令考古学家感到兴奋的是他们还发现了一把“檠”,此前见诸于史书,并未见过实物。
TheQing helps explain how the crossbow was transported and stored, helping it tomaintain its shape when not in use.
檠是用来运输和储藏弓弩的,在弓弩不被使用的情况下,用以保护弓弩的形状。
'Webelieve that not only in the Qin dynasty but perhaps during the entire WarringStates Period they had a very complete system of weapons production, storageand transportation,' Shen Maosheng, the archaeologists' team leade,r toldCentral China Television.
“我们认为不仅仅在秦朝,而是在整个战国时期,他们都具有一套非常完整的武器生产、储存和运输系统,”该考古团队的带头人对中央台说。
'Thisdiscovery of the most complete Qin Dynasty crossbow, especially the Qing,provides us with new historical evidence for the follow-up study of theTerracotta, especially the study of the Qin dynasty military force.'
“这把完整秦朝弓弩的发现,特别是檠的发现,为我们的兵马俑研究,特别是秦朝军事力量的研究,提供了新的历史证据。”
800 mis reachable with a normal 150 lb modern crosbow, a normal modern assalt riflecan easily reach 3000 m. while this bow may be powerful it cannot compare witheven the simplest modern weapon.
150磅现代弓弩的射程也可以达到800米,而现代步枪的射程可以轻易达到3000米。虽然这把弓弩可能很强大,但是无法与哪怕最简单的现代武器相比较。
Er,the range of the medieval longbow was about 400 yards. The ACCURATE range of acrossbow is only about 40 yards.
中世纪长弓的射程是400码。而一把弓弩的准确射程只有大约40码。
Youget the crossbow and I'll take the "assault" rifle. At any distance,you lose.
你拿弓弩,我拿步枪。不管是多远的距离,你都会输。
Feddup, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 8 hours ago Thereare two ranges for a rifle and its ammunition - absolute range = how far thebullet will travel, and effective range = the chance of hitting a target firstshot by a trained shooter. Your SMLE, like most of it's contemporaries waseffective to just 400 yards. Beyond that it became a 'beaten zone' like amachinegun or artillery shell.
步枪及其弹药有两种射程,一种是绝对射程,即子弹能飞多远,另外一种是有效射程,即一名训练有素的射手第一次就命中目标的距离。所以超出有效射程的区域就变成了“落弹地区”,好比机关枪和炮弹。
John, Sunderland, 14 hours ago Whoeverwrote this clearly knows nothing about crossbows or modern firearms.
写这篇文章的人根本就不懂弓弩和现代轻武器。
Knowingnothing about the subject matter is a prerequisite for any author to get anarticle published in the DM.
对自己的所写的东西一无所知是在本站发表文章的先决条件。
Ittakes a special kind of stupid person to compare a 2200 year old cross bow to amodern rifle.
只有特别愚蠢的人才会将2200年前的弓弩同现代步枪进行比较。
Wizard, Gibraltar Michigan, United States,10 hours ago Mythoughts as well, must be written by a Klingon!
我也是这么想的,这篇文章肯定是某个克林贡人写的!
Whatcomplete and utter drivel. A high velocity round from an assault rifle will gofor well over a mile before it runs out of power. The article is confusingmaximum range with effective range (and effective range means how effective thefirer is, not the round) Every time the Mail does an article about anythingremotely connected to military matters it makes a pugs posterior of it.
真是胡说八道。步枪的子弹射程在失去动力前可以超过1英里,这篇文章将最大射程和有效射程弄混了(有效射程指的是武器对预定目标射击时, 能达到预期的精度和威力要求的距离,而不是最终的射击距离)
Ismellarat, Somewhere, United States, 14 hours ago If youcan only shoot a modern assault rifle accurately for 1300 feet, you have aimingissues.
如果你只能准确的将现代步枪射出1300英尺,那就是你的瞄准有问题了。
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