Fighting Ships and Naval Warfare in the Ancient and Medieval Far East4 -- Fighting ships from Ancient China to the Tang -- Fighting ships of the Song dynasty -- Southeast Asia in the 12th Century AD -- Rise of the Mongols -- Founding of the Mongol navy -- Mongol naval campaigns in Southeast Asia -- Naval power in the founding of the Ming dynasty -- Techniques and Types of Chinese Ships and Shipbuilding 10 -- First Chinese ships -- Sampan -- Eternal Chinese junk -- Construction of a Chinese junk -- Oar propulsion -- Sails, rudders and anchors -- Chinese Fighting Ship 14 -- Early specialist warships -- Typology of Chinese warships -- Lou chuan: The medieval Chinese battleship -- Paddle-wheel fighting ships -- Chinese Fighting Ship in Action 21 -- Armour plating on Chinese warships -- Use of striking arms -- Boarding parties and close combat -- Catapults and bombs -- Naval incendiary weapons -- A Case Study of Chinese Fighting Ships 37 -- Battle of Lake Poyang, 1363 -- Southeast Asian Fighting Ships 40 -- War barge -- War barge fighting techniques.