Re: Bow Balance
The longbow was like the stealth bomber of its day and age, but the crossbow was probably a more leathal weapon and cheaper in both ways.
It was lethal because any tom dick or harry could pick it up learn to load it and fire it very effectively. It was cheap because no intricate skill was required to kill the most skilled and dedicated warriors on the field, it also happened to be cheap enough to be able to conscript hundreds of peasants and arm them all with a crossbow.
Sure the rate of fire was slower than a longbow, in the hands of a skilled archer the longbow was the most dominant weapon of its time. However those skilled archers cost way more than threatening to throw your peasants off their land if they didnt come fight for you ;p
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