Post by Dazim on Oct 20, 2014 4:31:55 GMT
I somehow overlooked the most simple thing of all.
Hunting horns:
Horns such as this were made out of bone or wood(to preferance/availability) and emitted a low pitched sound when blown into. I would be very surprised if the Mongolians of old did not use things such as this for communication. Horns like this come in a variety of shapes and sizes limited on their intended purpose, large ones designed the bring tribesmen in from their duties in the valley and inter-tribe communication to smaller ones designed to be used by scout balloons as well as those carried by officers to order troops on the field. Other size and shapes may be used for musial means. These are an old concept so i will refrain from going into too much detail.
Drums:
Almost every culture has some form of drum but the most common are hollow wooden tubes or bowls with a skin pulled taunt over one of the exposed ends. Uses are mostly musical however drums have been shown as effective tools to regulate the rhythm in groups allowing complex synchronisation in trained forces. Drums are also effective at boosting moral by not only giving solders something to concentrate on other than fear but also covering up certain noises detrimental to moral aswel as the less tangible "pumped up" effect. As above this concept is very old so i will leave it at that for now.
Update to impact lance:
It occurred to me that the impact lance impact trigger could be built with spare rifle parts/old worn out firearms(assuming pre-modern/simple firearms) The wheel-lock or hammer parts could be simply triggered by a pole being moved back onto a inbuilt trigger. This would not only make the impact lance a lot easier to build and maintain but that since the hammer/lock would have to be pulled back to arm before the rider charges the device chance of accidental discharge drops sharply.
Hunting horns:
Horns such as this were made out of bone or wood(to preferance/availability) and emitted a low pitched sound when blown into. I would be very surprised if the Mongolians of old did not use things such as this for communication. Horns like this come in a variety of shapes and sizes limited on their intended purpose, large ones designed the bring tribesmen in from their duties in the valley and inter-tribe communication to smaller ones designed to be used by scout balloons as well as those carried by officers to order troops on the field. Other size and shapes may be used for musial means. These are an old concept so i will refrain from going into too much detail.
Drums:
Almost every culture has some form of drum but the most common are hollow wooden tubes or bowls with a skin pulled taunt over one of the exposed ends. Uses are mostly musical however drums have been shown as effective tools to regulate the rhythm in groups allowing complex synchronisation in trained forces. Drums are also effective at boosting moral by not only giving solders something to concentrate on other than fear but also covering up certain noises detrimental to moral aswel as the less tangible "pumped up" effect. As above this concept is very old so i will leave it at that for now.
Update to impact lance:
It occurred to me that the impact lance impact trigger could be built with spare rifle parts/old worn out firearms(assuming pre-modern/simple firearms) The wheel-lock or hammer parts could be simply triggered by a pole being moved back onto a inbuilt trigger. This would not only make the impact lance a lot easier to build and maintain but that since the hammer/lock would have to be pulled back to arm before the rider charges the device chance of accidental discharge drops sharply.
