On Cold Weapon Age and Hot Weapon Age

Cold weapon generally refers to the direct killing and protection of the enemy in battle without using thermal energy attack systems such as gunpowder and explosives, thermal power mechanical systems and modern technology.

Own weapons and equipment, cold weapons in a broad sense refer to all combat equipment in the era of cold weapons, which can be divided into stone, bone, clam, bamboo, wood, leather, copper, steel, etc. according to materials; According to the purpose, it can be divided into offensive weapons and protective equipment, and offensive weapons can be divided into three categories: fighting, long-range shooting and defense; According to operational purposes, it can be divided into infantry weapons, vehicle weapons, cavalry weapons, water weapons and equipment for attacking and defending cities. According to the structure, it can be divided into short weapons, long weapons, projectile weapons, binding weapons, protective equipment, instruments, personnel carriers, warships and so on.

Many cold weapons are made of composite materials and have more than two uses and performances. Because of its main materials, uses and properties, it is classified. Cold weapons appeared in the early stage of the development of human society and evolved from labor tools such as farming and hunting. With the development of war and production level, they have gone through a process of development and perfection from low to high, from single to diverse, from complex to unified. The development process of R cold weapons in different countries and places in the world has its own characteristics, but it can basically be summarized as the age of stone and wood weapons, bronze weapons, iron weapons and cold weapons and firearms. Among them, the era of stone and wooden weapons lasted the longest.

The era of bronze weapons and the era of iron weapons are the heyday of cold weapons, and the era of combining cold weapons with firearms is the era of gradual decline of cold weapons. But with the development of science and technology, cold weapons are more sophisticated and more reasonable to use.

The performance of cold weapons is basically based on melee damage. In the era of cold weapons, there is only an increase in quantity, not a qualitative change. Since the age of firearms, cold weapons have not been the main weapons in combat. However, due to its special role and different development processes in different countries and regions, cold weapons have continued to this day.

Hot weapons include the earliest matchlock guns, muskets, modern rotary rifles and now automatic weapons.