Because they were cheaper to train with... being able to draw a 100+ lb warbow throughout a battle takes years of conditioning and training. Being able to load and fire a musket takes a week of training.
Because they were cheaper to train with... being able to draw a 100+ lb warbow throughout a battle takes years of conditioning and training. Being able to load and fire a musket takes a week of training.
Pretty much gave the basic peasant the ability to point and shoot killing a knight in plate.
Posted By Matriarch at 5:01 PM - Tue Mar 13 2018
Pretty much gave the basic peasant the ability to point and shoot killing a knight in plate.
The crossbow did this long before the musket.
Taking a break and don't know when I will be back.
Posted By PaintedGoblin at 5:25 PM - Tue Mar 13 2018
Posted By Matriarch at 5:01 PM - Tue Mar 13 2018
Pretty much gave the basic peasant the ability to point and shoot killing a knight in plate.
The crossbow did this long before the musket.
Yup. Though the crossbow and bodkin-point quarrels originally evolved to defeat chainmail, they work pretty well on other segmented armor. With another evolution in tip design, they worked as well as early guns against plate.
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