Release That Witch - Ch. 82 - Border Town's Defense - Attack!

[MangaDex]

 

[Dezaki]

Whoa there TL. When you said few days I didn't think it would be right next day. Thanks

 

[Lazyxbum]

Spoiler

that's when they start learning that technology wins over numbers. with the introduction of guns/cannons/siege weapon, cold weapon like sword/spear/etc declined. it's part of our history Xd

 

[kevin282819]

Hol' up, is that a fucking telescope? they do NOT have any form of magnification at this time, it's a fucking plot point later on about him trying to make clear glass to create instruments like telescopes and beakers. Illustrator screwed up here.

 

[WhimsiCat]

@kevin282819: I think these are just very very low quality kind.

The telescopes he was making was the kind for looking into space, and perfectly clear glass for beakers (since most of their glasses have impurities changing the color)

 

[elisto]

@Lazyxbum it's not the introduction of guns that killed the sword it's the discovery of the new smiting using mechanical process that render possible the safe use and production in mass of fire arms.
until the end of 16 century sword and pike were use in Tercio.
A "Superior" technology will also not be necessarily be used like for instance : the Chinese wheelbarrow use less force can transport more weight but due to wide spread of the classic wheelbarrow isn't be using at all outside china.

 

[criver]

Brought a gun to a swordfight.

 

[krossite]

It's technically plausible for the duke to have a telescope,

Spoiler

In the King's city there's the Astrology guild that make telescopes to look at stars, so someone rich like the duke might be able to get his hands on one.

 

[Kaiser92]

@elisto TIL about Chinese wheelbarrow, Thanks!

 

[mrmm]

Yeah, "The First Dead King Wannabe!"

 

[Archaron]

That was a damn good chapter.

 

[Lazyxbum]

@elisto

Spoiler

fair argument, but like i stated, with the discovery of how easily you can wipe out a platoon of soldiers with destructive range weapon compared to cold-weapons(sword/spear/etc), the uses of the latter did decline. with the discovery of nukes, people found out that these weapon can easily kill themselves or cause too much destruction, so it was decided that such weapons of mass-destruction would be better not used in reality, but as a means of a threat.

 

[elisto]

@Lazyxbum not exactly, it's multiple variables that changes face of warfare, in the case of firearms it introduction were slow due to there inaccuracy and hard to manufacture compered that to a crossbow that are easy to train conscript with and reload faster and more accurate even for instance even a longbowman has more range and he is more effective at than the firearms that can blow up an killed it crew but due to new discovery and rediscovery in mathematics, metallurgy etc.. lead to small,cheaper more accurate firearms to be produce that lead to 17 - 18th century formation in line with bright color to flex(look my country can manufacture that much uniforms with bright color) prestige that much later in the industrial revolution discovery lead to pine fire and then to bolt action rifle in the mid-late 19th century than change the conditions that engagement, ( Top 69 funny moment in history : in the started of ww1 france was still using formation and Napoleonic tunics they got gunned down in the first battle by the German machine gun, this lead to french command to change how they view warfare ).

In the case of the nuke, it has become a danger not because of "raw power" but later in the introduction of missile than ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) and stealth submarine this created the conditions of MAD (mutual Assured Destruction).

Spoiler

now it's proxy wars, and economics/cyberwafre that can lead to nuclear wars

but it's just a matter of time until something that can destroy a nuke in mid air a la star wars and nuke will just be a thing of the past.

 

[kevin282819]

@krossite

No the astrology guild doesn't have telescopes.

Spoiler

It's one of the biggest changes for them later on in the novel when they actually get telescopes and they're reminiscing about not needing amazing eye sight to be an astronomer anymore.

Clear glass exists

Spoiler

from the alchemy guild who the astrology guild is basically competing with but it's very new and the only application for it at this point in time was as I believe bottles for luxury goods. Roland basically buys a ton of those just to obtain the glass bottles for recycling into more useful products.

 

[Psychronia]

"Those tricks won't work in the face of absolute power."

...I mean...he's right.

 

[Lazyxbum]

@elisto

Spoiler

yeah i agree with you. firearms had a slow start with the production being slow and the inaccuracy. all i'm just stating is that with discovery of range weapon, the tide of how war was fought changed from melee to a combination of melee/range to mainly just range.

while nukes were originally not as powerful, but with constant development, it turn into one of the deadliest weapon to man atm. The first nuke blast radius was 1 mile, while the nukes these days could probably wipe out tens or even hundreds of miles from half of the world away. I believe that one of the ban for such items was cause it had lasting effects to the human health. As well as if numerous amount were used, it could lead to putting all life on earth underground, since the radiation would cause too much harm.

yes agree with the constant improvement in development, soon nukes wouldn't be as effective or another weapon that is more destructive or efficient would eventually replace it, but it is still being used today as a deterrent.

For economic wars going, everyone knows that without money to fund research development would slow or stall, as well as countries can fall. As for cyber-warfare going on, since it's the information age, learning secrets before they are made known can give an edge, either military or economic. Alot of information are now stored both data files and paper copies(just in case the data files gets wiped), while the first storage method is easier to sort, store, and etc, it also lead data breach being easier, while the latter half is a pain to search through for a specific answer, but has less leakage potential.

 

[Nk9bjP4A]

don't slappy slap people, please.

 

[bgi123]

@elisto muskets were way easily to trade people on even compared to cross bows, and the thunderous sound of flint locks demoralized the enemy.

 

[elisto]

@bgi123

muskets were way easily to trade people

you mean to train people? depend in the era mate, the early musket of 12 - 14 century slow inaccurate and have a good reputation to explode, you must wait for the early 15 century to see breakthrough in metallurgy to be "safe" to use.

the thunderous sound of flint locks demoralized the enemy.

Most of the Eurasia and North Africa were using black powder in combat as a deterrent to cavalierly charge and scare elephants by the time of mass introduction to the musket it soldier become use to it.
But for the native of the America and Oceania it's a another story but most of them died to foreign disease.

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