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{{ | [[File:ACR Thunder bomb.png|thumb|250px|right|A thunder bomb with fuse casing]] | ||
A '''thunder bomb''' is an [[Bomb|explosive device]] that cripples or kills people within its blast radius through its powerful {{Wiki|shock front}}. | |||
[[File:Thunder bomb.png|thumb| | |||
==History== | |||
In the early 1500s, the [[Master Assassin]] [[Piri Reis]] taught the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] how to [[Bomb-crafting station|craft]] and use thunder bombs, as they could be made with any shell or [[gunpowder]] type combined with [[coal]] dust.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Piri Reis: Thunder]]</ref> The [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] had found them to be highly effective in direct confrontations, as detonating even one such bomb could stun either of the [[Byzantine Empire]] and [[Ottoman Empire]]'s most heavily-armored [[soldier]]s, the [[Almogavar]]s and [[Janissary|Janissaries]] respectively. However, due the indiscriminate nature of its lethal blast force, [[civilian]] casualties were a very real possibility when they were present. Thunder bombs were one of only two types of bombs in the Ottoman Assassins' arsenal that could open up sealed wells, with the other being [[splinter bomb]]s, though they did not have exclusive use of them, as Byzantine, Ottoman, and [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order|local Templar]] bombers also carried the explosive.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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ACR Thunder bomb casings.png|The thunder bomb's various casings | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:25, 17 September 2023
A thunder bomb is an explosive device that cripples or kills people within its blast radius through its powerful shock front.
History[edit | edit source]
In the early 1500s, the Master Assassin Piri Reis taught the Italian Assassins' Mentor Ezio Auditore how to craft and use thunder bombs, as they could be made with any shell or gunpowder type combined with coal dust.[1] The Ottoman Assassins had found them to be highly effective in direct confrontations, as detonating even one such bomb could stun either of the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire's most heavily-armored soldiers, the Almogavars and Janissaries respectively. However, due the indiscriminate nature of its lethal blast force, civilian casualties were a very real possibility when they were present. Thunder bombs were one of only two types of bombs in the Ottoman Assassins' arsenal that could open up sealed wells, with the other being splinter bombs, though they did not have exclusive use of them, as Byzantine, Ottoman, and local Templar bombers also carried the explosive.[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The thunder bomb's various casings
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Piri Reis: Thunder
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
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