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> The reason could not have been a better technical performance, because preindustrial firearms were in almost every respect inferior to bows.... The only techn
by jareklupinski 3y ago
> The reason could not have been a better technical performance, because preindustrial firearms were in almost every respect inferior to bows.... The only technical advantage of early firearms was their lethality.
shame; there's a lot more you can do with a bow and arrow than a bullet and gun, like throwing a guide line over a tree
- z2h-a6n 3y ago> like throwing a guide line over a tree You mean like this [0], or indeed three of the other four images in the the article I link? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_thrower#/media/File:US_Navy_101018-N-5538K-071_Aviation_Ordnanceman_Eric_C._Bell_fires_a_shot_line_from_the_starboard_side_of_the_forward-deployed_amphibious_assault_s.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_thrower#/media/File:US_Na...
- jareklupinski 3y agooh wow haha fair, i never would have thought to use a gun like that I guess
- bell-cot 3y ago> The only technical advantage of early firearms was their lethality. The article doesn't mention it - but firearms generally have a far greater psychological "punch" than bows & arrows. Especially when used at any scale, or against opponents unfamiliar with them - as would be the case for all but veteran troops, back in the early firearms era.