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Which is superior?

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The bow

The crossbow

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SW-User

If you've ever studied English history, you will know that massed longbows were the weapon which dominated a continent for two centuries. They had a higher rate of fire and decimated even the most heavily-armoured knights....

#justsaying :-)

Quizzical · 46-50, M

@SW-User Agincourt!

SW-User

Crecy, Poitiers....

MethDozer · M

@SW-User Yep, crossbows were really only a thing when they started to see plate armor and needed something with more kick to penetrate it reliably. A few crossbows to help take out plate armor knights with a barrage of Longbows for volume on the the larger horde of soldiers in mail and gambeson.

Only wrong on the most heavily armored knights part. Those were the main reason for crossbows.

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@SW-User "...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers..."