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Huopao
Huopao were incendiary bombs or fire projectiles used in Chinese warfare, often launched by trebuchets. The Song Dynasty developed a range of gunpowder weapons, including such bombs. They were used in the defence of Xiangyang against the Mongol siege of 1267–1273.
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