Archery Question

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Results of my research;

The Korean Hwajon : incendiary arrow
This arrow with a thread-wound head is a form of an old arrow that was used for attacks against castles or ships with fire. At the core of the arrowhead is located a lump of an explosive which was wrapped with papers and linens, and then coated with wax. This incendiary arrow was well designed, so the fuse kept fire during flying until the core explosive set a big fire at the target. The original arrow was about 80 cm long.

The key of what I read on this was that the incendiary part was made using the ancient equivalent of napalm, "greek fire" and may have been more complicated than just an impregnated wad strapped to an arrow.