Answers To: Shooting From The Hip By Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway © Copyright 2004, All Rights Reserved A. True. The samurai class objected to firearms, since even peasants could kill samurai with guns. A. In the 1940s, computer-generated ballistics tables were needed to predict the trajectory of shells. False. The parang is a straight-edged knife. The regional wavy-bladed knife is the kris. C. Frederick the Great's troops were the first to use artillery small and light enough to be pulled on horse-drawn carriages at high speeds. False. Most Aztec weapons were wood or stone, but metals were used for ornamental work. True. The Rand Corporation received military funding to study this question. False. The bola consists of several weights on interconnected cords, designed to entangle the legs of fleeing prey. B. A. It was written by Sun-tzu of China.