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History of rockets, an Uncommon card
The first rockets were used as propulsion systems for arrows, and may have appeared as early as the 10th century in Song dynasty China.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 56,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- However, more solid documentary evidence does not appear until the 13th century.
- The technology probably spread across Eurasia in the wake of the Mongol invasions of the mid-13th century.
- Usage of rockets as weapons before modern rocketry is attested to in China, Korea, India, and Europe.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of rockets article was read about 56,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of rockets (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, edited by jjron (tilt corrected), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
