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This was a nice write and it would be nice to hear about the advantages of the long bow.
by detourdog 1y ago
This was a nice write and it would be nice to hear about the advantages of the long bow.
- gota 1y agoFrom the same author: https://acoup.blog/2019/06/21/collections-punching-through-some-armor-myths/ https://acoup.blog/2019/06/21/collections-punching-through-s... https://acoup.blog/2019/07/04/collections-archery-distance-and-kiting/ https://acoup.blog/2019/07/04/collections-archery-distance-a... If you're not yet aware of it (unlikely as it made it 'big' in the overall internet), I believe the video from Tod's Workshop with actual experimentation is a must see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBxdTkddHaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBxdTkddHaE There is a sequel and many other related videos, but this one is the source for a very famous clip (at 20:50 - https://youtu.be/DBxdTkddHaE?si=oISZqXvdv8ymoCDi&t=1239 https://youtu.be/DBxdTkddHaE?si=oISZqXvdv8ymoCDi&t=1239)
- detourdog 1y agoThank you for the links. It took me a few hours to figure out their relevancy since they all seem to be about power and armor. After a good night sleep I realized this implies the longbow was about power and against armor. I thought it might have had to do with range. The description of how archers were used made me consider that have longer range bows would be an advantage and thought that might have be related to the longbow.