Mere was a war club used by the Maori of New Zealand. A Maori warrior made his mere of greenstone, an igneous rock, and ground one side to a sharp… More>>

Catapult, KAT uh puhlt, was a war machine that shot such objects as spears or stones or hurled large weights against an enemy's defenses. There… More>>

Harquebus, HAHR kwuh buhs, also called arquebus, was an early firearm. The weapon consisted of a short metal tube attached to a wooden stock… More>>

Depth charge is an underwater bomb designed to disable or destroy submarines when they are under water. A device called a fuse triggers the… More>>

Torpedo is a self-propelled, underwater weapon used to damage ships and submarines. Modern torpedoes can be launched from submarines, surface… More>>