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How Did Armies Keep Archers Supplied With Arrows While Fighting?
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| July 27, 2015
| By Stephen Tempest
Posted on 07/30/2015 11:19:03 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee
Tracer rounds.
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:34:45 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Brad from Tennessee
Wouldn’t the Roman Empire had need of these, and many other things, on a scale that would dwarf anything in Europe at that time?
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:37:47 AM PDT
by
RedStateRocker
(Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
To: Red Badger
And where did they get the rubber tomahawks?
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:39:45 AM PDT
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
To: Brad from Tennessee
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:39:58 AM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(...Was that okay?)
To: TigersEye
To: RedStateRocker
Strangely, the Romans were not much into archery or bows - missile troops tended to be drawn from auxilliaries from conquered provinces, client states or even mercenary formations. The Romans were, however, into heavier weapons like the ballista, as well as thrown darts and the famous pilum.
However, digs at several long-term legionary forts in Germany and the UK have found the remnants of facilities for mass producing pila and ballista darts, and it would not be terribly surprising if they could also crank out large numbers of arrows for the auxilliaries.
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:43:15 AM PDT
by
AzSteven
("War is less costly than servitude, the choice is always between Verdun and Dachau." Jean Dutourd)
To: Genoa
the enemy would find that offensive
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:44:28 AM PDT
by
InvisibleChurch
(http://thegatwickview.tumblr.com/ http://thepurginglutheran.tumblr.com/)
To: vladimir998
"We simply dont understand how good ancient archers were. We are now relearning their secrets. This Dane is making it happen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zGnxeSbb3g Hes the best real combat archer in the world."
That was awesome. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:46:58 AM PDT
by
wtd
To: rfreedom4u
History channel did a show on the weapons used at Agincourt. How longbows were made, what wood they were cut from, was an English archer able to have five arrows in the air at once, etc.
The arrows were designed to be armor-piercing with a heavier than normal warhead (?) that imparted greater momentum. Launched by longbow with a high trajectory, these English arrows pierced French breastplates with great effectiveness.
The French had Venetian crossbowmen whose bolts were also effective against plate armor but they took much longer to recock using a two-handed winch. Advantage: England.
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:48:03 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
To: AppyPappy
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:49:20 AM PDT
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
To: Brad from Tennessee
They bought great lots from Viking businessmen?
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:53:53 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: elcid1970
Those would be bodkin points.
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posted on
07/30/2015 11:58:16 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: Brad from Tennessee
With all of those arrows in the air, the French fought in the shade.
To: gov_bean_ counter
“That would have been a lot of arrows... “
You are assuming the French fired back ...
To: Genoa
Pull ‘em out of the dead guy next to you
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posted on
07/30/2015 12:00:09 PM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: Steely Tom
I might try to find the article. I’ve subscribed since 1964 and have all of those issues stored.
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posted on
07/30/2015 12:00:49 PM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: AzSteven
And the Iranian, who claimed he could darken the sky with arrows?
The logistics would be complicated and difficult to sustain.
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posted on
07/30/2015 12:02:04 PM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
(BINGO!)
To: TexasGator
To: RJS1950
It would have been sometime between 1975 and 1985, I believe. Sorry I can’t narrow it down more, but they published an index every six months (as you probably know).
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posted on
07/30/2015 12:03:40 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
To: AzSteven
The Romans weren’t big on cavalry either. I believe many of their horsemen were auxiliaries also. Heavy infantry was their forte.
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