"Latest research on Range of Medieval missile weapons?" Topic
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| Stalkey and Co | 01 Aug 2023 12:06 p.m. PST |
So, understanding that our understanding about these weapons is growing all the time, what is the latest and greatest on the ranges of medieval weapons, from the humble sling to the much-loved longbow, not to mention thrown weapons? I've looked but not finding any useful summaries [but a lot of spammage] of this info on the internet. Thanks! |
 Parzival  | 01 Aug 2023 1:41 p.m. PST |
Keep in mind that the distance a weapon can send a projectile is not the same as the effective range against a man-sized target, or the range at which such weapons were typically used in medieval warfare. |
| MajorB | 01 Aug 2023 1:42 p.m. PST |
You might find the series on "Arrows and Armour 2" on Tod's Workshop YT channel of interest YouTube link |
| Stalkey and Co | 01 Aug 2023 7:30 p.m. PST |
"Keep in mind that the distance a weapon can send a projectile is not the same as the effective range against a man-sized target, or the range at which such weapons were typically used in medieval warfare." Exactly. I'm looking at it for mass targets, units of 20-30 people bunched up or bigger. It'd also be nice to know how accurate they are against individual targets, Robin Hood et al notwithstanding. |
| Toaster | 01 Aug 2023 10:50 p.m. PST |
This should interest you, longbow vs trebuchet.
YouTube link Robert |
| Stalkey and Co | 03 Aug 2023 6:52 a.m. PST |
I can't believe this is such a hard question to get a simple answer to… |
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