When I visited a cousin in England a couple of years ago, he showed me some bows, including a longbow. He surprised me by referring to the longbow as an 'artillery' bow. Thinking about it, it made sense, but I'd always thought it would be an infantry weapon.
When I visited a cousin in England a couple of years ago, he showed me some bows, including a longbow. He surprised me by referring to the longbow as an 'artillery' bow. Thinking about it, it made sense, but I'd always thought it would be an infantry weapon.
I go with artillery. Think about it they stood at the back shooting over the infantry at the opposing side. To soften them up before the charge. Now a days the stand behind them is more like miles than a few feet.
My 60 is a long bow and my 40 is a recurve.
Gave them both a try today and it's funny the 60 (long bow) seems to shoot way slower than the 40. But when the arrow gets to the target it has a lot more power behind it with the 60.
My 60 is a long bow and my 40 is a recurve.
Gave them both a try today and it's funny the 60 (long bow) seems to shoot way slower than the 40. But when the arrow gets to the target it has a lot more power behind it with the 60.
reason why!!!! the recurve is probally shooting faster they are normally faster bows chuck around 120ft persecond.. the long bow is pushing a heavier shaft slower but the enertia and kinetic energy is higher.. do you want to be hit by a feather at 50 miles an hr or a brick at 25 miles an hour? the heavier shafts will penatrate farther but wont shoot as flat as the lightr shafts. also a heavier shaft is usually more accurate.