Amerindians Warfare (conceptual art)

[Lion.Kanzen]

I am going to discuss certain units that did not occur much in Eurasia and Africa.

The use of warfare with honeycombs for example.

Or blowgun dart shooters.

[Ultimate Aurelian]

Some South American tribes had very long bows.

Could possibly work as a siege unit, or just champion archer.

Edited February 18, 2022 by Ultimate Aurelian

[Lion.Kanzen]

8 minutes ago, Ultimate Aurelian said:

Some South American tribes had very long bows.

Could possibly work as a siege unit, or just champion archer.

I have pictures of that, in some post.

I am looking for 3D design and animation.

We do not have animation of certain weapons and certain forms of running.

[Lopess]

16 minutes ago, Ultimate Aurelian said:

Some South American tribes had very long bows.

Could possibly work as a siege unit, or just champion archer.

https://direitasja.wordpress.com/tag/flechas-incendiarias/

At the time of discovery, the Tupi, as well as the South American tribes in general, had several ingenious methods of siege.

1. Incendiary arrows,

2. Movable and light walls that advanced towards the palisades.

3. Fires with pepper to scare away the besieged, using the wind in their favor.

[Lion.Kanzen]

Mayans at War: Long Distance Weapons

The Mayans had both long-distance weapons and melee weapons. The long distance ones included bow and arrow, blowgun, slings and throwing spears. When the atlatl or spear thrower was brought to the Mayans from Teotihuacan around 400 A.D., it was quickly adopted and became the Mayans’ dominant long distance weapon. The atlatl greatly increased the accuracy, force and range of the spear; when thrown from an atlatl a spear reportedly could pierce the Spaniards’ metal armor. The blowgun was predominantly used for hunting, but it had some wartime uses as well. Mayan warriors used bow and arrows more during the Post-Classical era.

[Lion.Kanzen]

This @Lopess

Mayans at War: Unusual Weapons

The Popul Voh, the book of the Kiche Maya, tells of hornets and wasps used as defensive weapons. When attackers came, defending warriors had gourds filled with hornets that they threw into the midst of the attackers. Hornets erupted out of the gourds and angrily attacked, killing many warriors. The defenders won the battle.

https://www.historyonthenet.com/mayans-at-war

 

Edited February 18, 2022 by Lion.Kanzen

[Lopess]

7 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said:

This @Lopess

Mayans at War: Unusual Weapons

The Popul Voh, the book of the Kiche Maya, tells of hornets and wasps used as defensive weapons. When attackers came, defending warriors had gourds filled with hornets that they threw into the midst of the attackers. Hornets erupted out of the gourds and angrily attacked, killing many warriors. The defenders won the battle.

https://www.historyonthenet.com/mayans-at-war

 

 

I already tried to create a unit of the type, but nowadays with a better reading I believe it would fit in a technology/upgrade for towers and fortresses, increasing its defense power. (it would be cool with this technology/upgrade the arrows were mixed with gourds with hornets.

[Lion.Kanzen]

2 minutes ago, Lopess said:

 

I already tried to create a unit of the type, but nowadays with a better reading I believe it would fit in a technology/upgrade for towers and fortresses, increasing its defense power. (it would be cool with this technology/upgrade the arrows were mixed with gourds with hornets.

In their wars, the Maya made use of a range of deadly weapons. These included the iconic wooden club known as the macuahuitl, the spear-thrower, and according to some traditions, hollowed vegetables filled with hornets used as grenades.

 

https://www.historyhit.com/maya-weapons/

 

this would be a poisonous weapon.

Edited February 18, 2022 by Lion.Kanzen

[Ultimate Aurelian]

The Pipil had some sort of stone thrower, would be hard to animate though.

 

 

Edited February 18, 2022 by Ultimate Aurelian

[Lion.Kanzen]

3 minutes ago, Ultimate Aurelian said:

The Pipil had some sort of stone thrower, would be hard to animate though.

could work as a low range Bolt shooter with bonuses at high places.

[Ultimate Aurelian]

14 minutes ago, Lion.Kanzen said:

could work as a low range Bolt shooter with bonuses at high places.

Yeah probably better than making it a true Catapult, since it would not do much harm to buildings.

Could even be a sort of defensive building (?) buildable by troops; maybe unpacks like AOE2 Trebuchet but would make it even harder to animate.

It is not mobile at all, you could theoretically disassemble it and carry the poles somewhere else but not something you can do in the heat of battle.

Edited February 18, 2022 by Ultimate Aurelian

[Lion.Kanzen]

3 minutes ago, Ultimate Aurelian said:

Yeah probably better than making it a true Catapult, since it would not do much harm to buildings.

Could even be a sort of defensive building (?) buildable by troops; maybe unpacks like AOE2 Trebuchet but would make it even harder to animate.

It is not mobile at all, you could theoretically disassemble it and carry the poles somewhere else but not something you can do in the heat of battle.

the same as a slinger. pierce damage.

I like disassembled things.

Edited February 18, 2022 by Lion.Kanzen