600lb Crossbow VS 165lb Warbow

[@michaelscotthawthorn7871]

Wait until you realize that you could have 2 extra peasants simply reloading the crossbows.

[@Grymbaldknight]

Many crossbow-wielding mercenaries, towards the end of the medieval era, did exactly this. They operated as a team, with one man supporting a pavise (large shield), the second man shooting the crossbow behind him, and the third man reloading a second crossbow. This meant that a steady rate of fire was maintained, and the third man could take over shooting if the second was injured.

[@singuto]

@@Grymbaldknight that's pretty cool

[@Kain-wk6xk]

​@@Grymbaldknight pretty sure this was done in the civil war too in some form or another

[@santos.l.halper1999]

they wouldn't have been peasants

[@istoppedcaring6209]

peasants are worth more on the fields, but this tactic was used

[@Dieselpower440]

Imagine a bumpstring on that crossbow turning it into a fully semiautomatic assault bow...

[@Rush747red]

Lol to funny!

[@JackTulsen77]

Or put a stock on it. Turn it into a gun. Able to shoot a higher caliber arrow.

[@thetreeboy.]

LET ME SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES

[@PeytonOver]

That's Illegal! You'll have the ATF knocking on our door as fast as you can blink.

[@bulkzymalone2588]

Van helsing did this 😂

[@johnb9287]

The other fact in this is it takes years to train the guy with the longbow to build up the strength and skill to use it. The crossbow is demonstrated and used within the hour.

[@societyisboring]

Long vow also huts harder and shoots longer distances. The crossbow was like hand gun to the long bows rifle

[@thibautsaye6391]

Not realy the crosbow was more a short range anti armor weapon while long bow was a long range but less effective on knight

[@SaltCane]

​​@@thibautsaye6391Don't know where you're pulling this shit from. Crossbow bolts are more accurate and travel farther than arrows due to a higher initial velocity and crossbows simply being capable of having significantly more draw power than any bow.

[@timharnans]

@@SaltCanehe probably got this information from a video game.

[@Blacktoothoneil]

@@thibautsaye6391incorrect, some had shorter ranges, true, but later models had the same range or better, with significantly more power, the reason bows are comparable in effectiveness is sheerly due to rate of fire, as crossbows are equal or better in every other aspect. That’s why they replaced the longbow in most of Europe with the crossbow with a notable exception being Britain with their laws that force every man to train with a longbow, which allowed them to keep up with the massive main strength of crossbows, they are wayyyyy easier to train with.

[@ottovonbearsmark8876]

“What makes a good soldier?” “The ability to fire 3 bolts a minute in any weather sir”

[@dominicbrandl7843]

Capitain Sharp Sir

[@alextrill5829]

Now that's soldiering.

[@VenVidiVici]

SOLDIERING INTENSIFIES

[@manticore9597]

What's the reference?

[@ottovonbearsmark8876]

@@manticore9597 the Richard Sharpe Series. Both a book series and BBC miniseries starring Sean Bean, about a British Rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars. Both are pretty good. The actual quote is “shots” not “bolts”

[@noodle9621]

The crossbow was such a good advancement as it took so much less training to be effective with it

[@pbibisa9715]

Fax

[@laithao2092]

First it was rock vs sling Then it was the sling vs the longbow. Then it was longbow vs crossbow Then it is crossbow vs gun. Tomorrow it will be gun vs game controller. I imagine the show 86. Well be using a game controlled robot as the weapon.

[@Chloeprettyoccasionally]

It wasn't necessarily an advancement, and it never really replaced the bow More of an alternative

[@MJ-jo9ew]

@@laithao2092 and next week it will be game controller vs AI

[@jabodetabek1337]

@@Chloeprettyoccasionally it depends really of what your analogy of "advancement" would you call technology an advancement to painting? since that pretty much phased out people to be from painting in a canvas to painting in a screen which gives more accessibility? if no then yes, it isn't an advancement. if it is, then it is an advancement.

[@TheJHMAN1]

Very few people could draw a War Bow, the cross bow could be used by less trained troops.

[@horndogfred5246]

That's an understatement. The crossbow could turn a bunch of peasants into dedicated anti armor hunters in less than 6 months. The war bow was used by men that had been training their whole lives to shoot it and had built up specific muscles to be able to wield it properly.

[@twat9192]

Very few mainland europeans could, however all englishmen were required to train with a longbow

[@RadCowify]

@@horndogfred5246 That's why the english longbow is always such an interesting topic. The English saw the merits when fighting the Welsh and decided it was worth structuring their entire society to support it. Meanwhile the French decided to just spend money and let their rebellious lords dictate their martial policy.

[@bertholdvonzahringen6799]

Another understated benefit of the crossbow is sustainability of fire. Bows can tire you out, and the accuracy and strength of shots will decrease over time. Crossbows may still tire out the user, but that has little bearing on the strength of the shot, which is another reason firearms became so favored, while they took longer to reload, the process was much less physically taxing leading to better long term performance in the field.

[@userb1x1]

@@RadCowifyas an american, the idea of training the common folk on how to use a weapon just warms my heart

[@dashrendar5320]

Haha I was struggling hard at the end…short pulls those were 😂

[@LOBTER3305]

You look like a pro broseph🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jwilliams3170]

Definitely a burnout set on the war bow

[@JackTulsen77]

You pulled more than all of us could

[@guitfiddle]

Dude, you did excellently. Wish I was as based.

[@xIcyStarzz-yz7my]

Is your name shadows of the empire reference???

[@timthatshim8037]

Crossbow man was panicking

[@XenoTechnian]

Clearly his Leige’s Marshal needs to schedule more crossbow drills

[@WendigoSotomonte]

With 600lbs comming at you , target be panicking

[@tyshawnbryant3468]

​@@WendigoSotomonte me laughing with my glock

[@Ben-tg6mr]

You ain't shooting nun if you have a crossbow bolt through yo head ​@@tyshawnbryant3468

[@Koifin3]

@@tyshawnbryant3468alright tough guy that isn’t what the video is about

[@wvr653]

Bowman: "Final count 42 orcs" Crossbowman: "Damn it Legolas!"

[@Arad-u1q]

Were the orcs naked?

[@ZickAzmi]

Remember, switching to your sidearm is faster than reloading

[@thegoofygulagbros.8576]

Remember folks, its faster changing to your sidearm bow, than reloading your main crossbow 😂😂.

[@urjitsinhrathod5345]

Or Switching to your pike/shortsword.

[@Brian82406]

Or have a 3-men-team reloading different crossbow on the same file, that way you can fire constantly, almost the same rate as longbow.

[@moopersworthninjason42nd81]

It's even faster changing to your hadoken hands but you need to unlock that in some Japanese waterfall.

[@isaacwurtele7247]

A sword is a sidearm tho so like remember it’s faster to switch to your side arm than to reload your primary still applies to crossbows and swords

[@huuminbloodborn7570]

It's always more effective to swap to your pipe-shotgun after firing your crossbow.

[@chrisj1982]

Now imagine the results after doing this for 30 minutes to an hour so your muscles are fatigued. Who’s gonna wind up being more consistent?

[@King.Leonidas]

the archers is going to fire 6-16 shots in quick succession. then they need a break

[@malcire]

The larger benefit was the comparatively minimal training. It's also why guns were adopted. A well trained archer would be more effective. But you often (with the exception of the english) couldn't conscript 200 men from a village and give minimal training and have them be effective. The crossbow and gun alleviated that. Not a huge thing anymore obviously, as modern guns are far more useful and reliable in almost any situation.

[@miguelcarunchod.1493]

Notice the difference of power, 600 vs 165, which would mean the crossbow can shoot further than the bow. So fatigue is not comparable.

[@LeonGabrielM]

​@@miguelcarunchod.1493Not exactly, draw lenght is a bit more important for crossbows. The draw weight of a short draw can be less effective up to 1/5 of a same (hypotetical) draw weight warbow. Both of those bows in the video probably have a similar range of effectivines. The acceleration and angles math is too hard for me too explain on a KZbin comment, if someone else could explain i would be glad to read

[@miguelcarunchod.1493]

@@LeonGabrielM you get the max range at 45° angle and the max speed* when the arrow leave the bow. Draw length can only be applied to the calculations if the projectiles, the arrows and bolts, where too heavy and took them too much lenght and time to reach max speed. AFAIK

[@Dill-Deaux]

Put a wrist brace on that thing, and it'll turn into an ARbow

[@Charles-A]

Put a bow on a brace, and it turns into a crossbow, make it so you can fire a longer bolt out of it!

[@keithstone8693]

blows a knights lung out of their back

[@justsomecommunistwithinter2627]

​@@keithstone8693Hey, hey, that's the 9mm.

[@kyleburdick8771]

AR-1500

[@cykeok3525]

ATF's ears perking up right now..

[@DavidVillaTorre]

The virgin lifetime archer vs the chad 2 week training crossbowmen

[@WBTB_MySadShrubs]

So someone who has practiced a skill and is by far more accurate than some random guy who's using a machine meant for the common man is a virgin?? Guarantee you ur the only virgin here keyboard warrior

[@DavidVillaTorre]

@WBTB_MySadShrubs this gives me "while you were x I was studying the bow" redditor energy. Why would anyone pick a small garrison of archers that take a lifetime to train when you can amass armies of crossbowmen for cheap at a fraction of the time it takes for an archer to become proficient?

[@WBTB_MySadShrubs]

@@DavidVillaTorre uhhh skill issue, that's why. One takes talent and years of practice, the other is for brainless ppl... Didn't realize mastering a skill made someone a virgin... If that is the case then you've mastered the skill of being a keyboard warrior.. I'm just waiting for the "actually"... Mastering a bow takes time and effort and is far more rewarding than just picking up a crossbow... Not only that but the guy with the bow got off 3 arrows for every 1 of the crossbow and more than likely applied equal force. Id much rather take time honing a skill instead of just doing what everyone else can do, it's sense of accomplishment

[@DavidVillaTorre]

@WBTB_MySadShrubs I think you're missing the point. Archery is obsolete, it is outclassed by cheaper alternatives. There's nothing wrong with learning a skill for the art of it, or for personal accomplishment (even if some skills are more useful than others). But when it comes to combat applications there's no reason to pick archery instead crossbowmen due to the time and price per soldier in comparison. Thus the meme

[@WBTB_MySadShrubs]

@@DavidVillaTorre I see your point... But counter point.... I have a hard time believing a crossbow is cheaper than a stick and rope. I can make a bow at home for free so I fail to see how it's cheaper. I understand that it's easier to train someone with a crossbow than it is a bow, but I digress the only reason I even bothered commenting is because you decided to insult the man and in turn insult every person who's ever trained with a longbow.

[@jaredh.8186]

I appreciate the speed of the bow but the force that the crossbow is what makes it so dangerous. Love the content!!

[@TimWebb-it3ks]

The crossbow also used heavier bolts that were capable of penetrating armor up to a certain distance, long bows were harder to use, and with a certain type of arrow could also do this.

[@robertcanet9928]

Is it me, do I have to be the well actually guy... Ok here we go, neither one was good at penetrating plate armor, War bows had a better chance at penetrating plate armor then crossbows even though the odds of that were pretty low. They both could use essentially the same "armor piercing" broadheads called bodkins. War bows can shoot further/harder use heavier arrows and shoot faster, a good Archer with a good war bow is better in every way in comparison to crossbowmen. Also in that last statement is the problem "a good Archer" it takes years and years to become a good Archer. For a country to have a good archery core that country has to have a culture of archery, just look at the English and the Mongols. Further proof of War bows being better than crossbows, is just look at later Crossbowmen they usually had huge Shields that have prongs on the bottom and they would stick them in the ground and use it as a portable cover because they were outranged by guys with war bows. And crossbows at that point had a 1,200 pound draw. Anywho that was a long rant don't take this the wrong way but most people don't study medieval history or medieval weapons. Even the " documentaries" get it wrong a lot. Also a warbow is defined by any bow that has a 125 lb draw weight or more they would average 150 to 175 lb draw and a longbow is a type of warbow. And there were short bows with 150 to 200 lb draw weight. The Mongols the Middle east and Chinese used short war bows Europe too but not as much because they were more expensive to make. And the reason why crossbows were so common in Europe is because you could train the troops a lot faster you could train crossBowman in a couple months where it could take a decade for a warbow archer. Hope you learned something sorry for the novel😅

[@BB-np4ib]

@@robertcanet9928 war bows do not penetrate plate

[@robertcanet9928]

@@BB-np4ib I kind of said that. I said neither one of them really can, depending on the quality of the plates.

[@samuraijackoff5354]

​@robertcanet9928 The Japanese had bows that reach up to 200lbs. They had terrible firing distance with large arrows but at short range they just blasted through armor. Which was why the Samurai did horse archer charges before switching up. The crossbow didn't really become popular in Japan, though some did use em. The design of crossbows were used on larger ones for castle defenses. They went from bow to guns quick, the bow was still used during the era of the gatling gun.

[@joshuabacker2363]

@@samuraijackoff5354 That's not really the full story or accurate. The English also had bows that reached up to 200lbs, and higher. They both averaged around 100-120lbs. This has nothing to do with particular styles but with physical limits: Most men will be able to train and draw 120lb bows and fire them continually without getting over fatigued, or being useless. As for 'blasting through armor', neither did, but they got the job done well enough to see fairly common use. Though their real effectiveness is still up for debate: If bows or crossbows were really amazing weapons, everyone would have been focused on using them. Instead they're much more rare, historically speaking, than say, spears, swords, and shields.

[@johnadams3116]

That looks like a workout, then imagine taking trebuchet, ballista, other guys arrows, and that not counting close quarters, short sword or long, or mace, battle axe. Fucking brutal times indeed.

[@exotikz7905]

If you think war in those times was brutal you haven’t experienced war today . Ask the Russians or Ukrainians what it’s like . Thanks to us we’ve showed them what it’s like .

[@johnadams3116]

U do U ​@@exotikz7905

[@H313AT]

war today still haven't razed cities fully in a blink like the case of a fat man and a little boy

[@TiberusV]

Sounds lit.

[@theprancingprussian]

Ballistas were rare or non existent in the late medieval setting Trebuchets were phased out during this time and we're only used in sieges Other arrows were rare but like in the wars of the roses it could happen, nastier for the bowmen since arm armour and a gorget are a detriment even if you can afford it so jack chains were common Archers often retired when threatened with melee unless the foe were shredded like at azincourt

[@UnbannedAgain]

Gotta remember, longbows for the field, crossbows for sieges. It was found that typically, a longbowman on a wall or behind an arrow loop, would fire about as quickly as a crossbowman would comfortably. 1-2 shots per minute.

[@leonardomarquesbellini]

That's about the same rate for shooting arrows out on the field, but crossowmen could also employ mobile cover to gain an advantage in skirmish battles even in open fields. It's also possible to use that tactic with bows but as far as I know it wasn't done much, if at all, in Europe.

[@xehanotmelodic7696]

The Advantages of Crossbows were not the rate of Fire but actually the fact that, similiar to modern guns, practically everyone could use them with only a short instruction, while the use of Bow and Arrows needed long training.

[@Hoagsgalaxynetwork]

The benefit of crossbows and eventually muskets and flintlocks are that they are simple and easy to use. This allows for mobilization of more men or to train new recruits faster when losses occur. Mobilization is not a trivial thing in warfare and those who can do it faster and easier will have clear advantages over their opponents.

[@anonimoqualquer5503]

crossbows arent simple(compared to a bow) but are easy to use

[@Sppokk]

This is why i usually keep an inventory full of crossbows

[@mk-ultraviolence1760]

Then your DM informs you that no you can't keep loaded crossbows because other than the obvious reason of a high probability of stapling your foot to the ground it would also wreck the crossbows by them being under constant tension.

[@AJ04RPTR]

DMs always ruining the fun😂. Gotta love them

[@machinegun333]

To be fair the guy with the crossbow looks like his first time using it. Practise reloading 2 hours a day for a month, then re-do the video.

[@voidrunner8756]

I doubt it was his first time lol, but it was a rather light crossbow and quite heavy bow (bows tend to max out at ~210 but crossbows at 900lbs aren’t to uncommon,and draw length is more important for crossbows then weight tbh, and it looked pretty short) The trade off of a crossbow is that long reload, you don’t need the strength training of an archer, because leverage, (there were winch operated ones too, this is a *fast* crossbow) Crossbows were far cheaper to equip troops with, though technically the bow was cheaper for the weapon itself lol, but the English archers were famous for a reason

[@lalli8152]

​​@@voidrunner8756medieval crossbows tend to have really short draw lenght which is bit strange since it makes them quite inefficient considering how heavy the draw weight is. Thats why also the medieval bolts are so short though

[@voidrunner8756]

@@lalli8152 yeah, I’m pretty sure the crossbow in this video has a comparatively short draw length, I could be wrong though

[@neverloseyuorrobux166]

Yeah its Administrative Results, i wouldnt say its his first time but he's certainly more known for his expertise in firearms.

[@il1680]

This actually makes it more accurate. Crossbows were the superior choice for larger armies because they required only a few months of training some illiterate peasants into skilled combatants, compared to longbowmen which started training since they were children

[@ianvellcom]

Good choice of music!!! That’s a classic!!

[@madassjuan1655]

song name please ?

[@Defoult_Naim]

@@madassjuan1655 Vangelis - Conquest of Paradise

[@TheDark0815]

@@Defoult_Naim I never expected to finally find the name while randomly scrolling through youtube shorts. Thank you so much!

[@Yavild]

Holy shit tysm I've been looking for this song for the past 5 years

[@TBM1121]

The guy using the crossbow does a cartoon "OMG WHERE IS DA BOLTZ OMG WHERE!" every fucking time. Even drops one

[@NoahHenning-wv9kj]

Bro why was this not in my history book

[@entretenimentoVS]

A dps contest between bowman and crossbowman? edit: Why?

[@senpyrothewizard8172]

The reason is because it's a footnote in history of military technology changing. Crossbows and bows were not a direct upgrade, but were an upgrade in terms of logistics and training. It's much easier to teach people how to use a crossbow than to use a bow, so even if the fire rate is lower, the amount of people who can use it go up making replacement troops much easier to procure and train. I am not going to be able to pull a bow, but if you handed me a crossbow I'd *absolutely* be able to load and fire it right now, with minimal assistance so I don't injure myself.

[@DrSabot-A]

Because what exactly would this help you understand about history? Truly? High school and AP history isnt about writing down the draw weight of crossbows or how many T-34s a Tiger can kill. Even if it does show up in a historical textbook, it wont even be more than a paragraph in a chapter for weapons development. If you want to learn these type of niche history go to a university and major in historical studies

[@nathannicelley7502]

Assuming your an American they where outdated by the time the US became a country so not included in US history class and they are a pretty small part of history as a whole that’s easily looked over so probably just didn’t include it in your world history class.

[@NoahHenning-wv9kj]

@@DrSabot-A just never seen or heard of a 600lb crossbow before

[@youtubebandme4382]

Dude with the bow was taking his time 😂

[@pirig-gal]

and the crosbow dude was fumbling like crazy

[@night8285]

Bro a 165 lb Warbow is fking heavy to pull. I think the 600 lb crossbow is not even a close comparison to 165 warbow, it should be like in a +900 lb crossbow.

[@commander_expendable]

I refuse to believe you somehow managed to hold 165 lb bow arm stretched Edit:i got confused on the weight of the bow, i understand draw strength

[@thomasherrlinger6546]

Ich habe zu meinen besten Zeiten so einen schweren Bogen geschossen. Nicht weil es heute noch Sinn macht, sondern weil ich es unbedingt wollte. 3 Jahre Übungen waren es bei mir, aber es geht und es macht einen Bogen dieser Zugkraft zu einem Monster. Die Krieger damals hatten mehr Zeit und Taten teilweise nichts anderes. Großen Respekt für die Krieger damals.

[@commander_expendable]

@@thomasherrlinger6546 oh i was talking about the general weight of the bow

[@s1mon336]

@@commander_expendable thats not the weight of the bow

[@commander_expendable]

@@s1mon336 the kind german man had corrected me already thank you for the info

[@wyattguilliams5325]

I know the German guy already made a statement about Training to use the bow But Draw Weight is Not the same as the Bow weight. At best, my guess is that long bow is probably 5-7 pounds minimum. The force required for you to pull the string back is 165 pounds, the average human arm can withstand up to 300 pounds of compression. Which, by the way, contributes to how English Longbow men are identified. They spent so many years training to use the 100+ pound Longbows that their Skeletons became Warped.

[@SegaRihdan]

This feels like a 'Both is good' kinda moment.

[@ashleycroydon9743]

Great video. It shows why bows were slowly pushed out. Experience vs easy to train with. Epic work guys

[@danecker6108]

Dude that gave me the creeps seeing how exposed the trigger is! Imagine an ND while you’re loading a bolt😮

[@IoanCenturion]

That would cut your finger off

[@Krokmaniak]

Crossbows have heavy trigger. You need to use quite a bit of force for trigger to release the mechanism. ND with crossbow is not as easy to achieve as with firearms

[@TronTuborg]

However if you let it off without a bolt loaded, it may do a passable impression of a Claymore on a (woefully short) stick

[@Broomtwo]

I was thinking the same thing, I am sure the trigger is pretty heavy, but it seems scary to put your fingers anywhere near where that string is about to go

[@christopherdean1326]

@@Broomtwo I made that mistake a few weeks ago with my 175lb compound crossbow. It hurt quite a lot........

[@thomasd1513]

Digging the haste as though your antiquity life depended on it.

[@Callsign_Prophet]

Crossbow is taking out knights and the war bow is bouncing

[@daneoman1000]

Yeah but at one bolt a minute

[@BonnieandClyde-pd9dm]

Warbow punched right though armer your crazy the only advantage of the crossbow was it's ease of use which is why they drifted out and the bow stayed

[@MohammadMohsenK]

Archer : months of training and years of experience Crossbowman : passant who shot with crossbow for three days

[@maximeamoros1190]

A casual man with a crossbow VS someone that base his whole personnality around archery

[@Whittyboi77]

Crossbows had a much slower rate of fire but could be used by pretty much anyone. They gave Nobel men with land, money but few troops, practically a full archer detachment because he could equip the peasants with the crossbows. They packed a punch and were accurate, depending on the make and the blacksmith,

[@SBrenner-lf2bf]

The biggest difference is that the crossbow secures the drawn string with a lock and is then fired, like a rifle. The energy can therefore be stored. With a bow, the archer has to hold the string until he lets go.

[@joshuabacker2363]

They could be used by pretty much anyone, with some training (Remember, soldiers need to know more than just how to point and pull a trigger), and with alot of money (That's a very complex mechanism for its day and age, with alot of high quality metal being used.)

[@TiesOfZip]

Yeah but what’s the range and kinetic energy down range? Like can that crossbow blow someone’s lungs out like a 9mm?!?!? 😂

[@jasonallen9324]

I actually prefer to conceal carry a crossbow over a 9mm. See people are too accustomed to seeing a 9mm when you're in a situation. Pull out a cross bow and the "please I already gave you my wallet" comes real quick

[@cloaker2829]

​@@naxmorvigatore4168it took years to train to be proficient on a bow, but months to be proficient on a crossbow. Crossbows were often issued to armies that were rapidly conscripted because they were easier to give a whole army full of shitter peasants.

[@King.Leonidas]

​@@naxmorvigatore4168fiberglass is apparently better than anything steel.

[@winslow69]

I've only seen deer shot with crossbows, but I can confidently say theres little difference in what's left after a vital organ shot. They're definitely devastating

[@warweasel2832]

Duke Joesph of Bighdehn hath decreed that assault crossbows shall be outlawed! As well, all peasants shall pay his tribute or face the executioners axe!

[@garbageguy2599]

That’s why you need a Guts automatic crossbow

[@fabianousim6716]

I love how crossbow sounds when pulling trigger

[@manuelmarcellan5009]

The crossbowman: "i can do this all day..."

[@Steve-vw8bh]

That crossbow will do a lot more damage though

[@MqKosmos]

"Hold!" *Sweat beads forming on the faces of the archers, keeping their bows at full draw* 😂

[@cougarocigaro2261]

No one talks about that fact the crossbows quickly outranged long bows

[@dominic6634]

They had 1000lb crossbows

[@StarHunter28]

Crossbow guy grabbing the trigger with his hand infront of the string really made me think i was about to see a man lose some fingers.

[@davidkirby-jx9xp]

Thanks for showing us the Targets.

[@thienphuocnguyenduy2901]

soldiers holding armored crossbows

[@FunnilyForgettable]

"Always hated crossbows, take too long to load!"

[@mzc102908]

Just imagine seeing a gun or cannon for the first time... It must've felt like the end of the world

[@killzone_GG]

That crossbow technique looks awesome.

[@TheRedBrethren]

A crossover I never expected

[@user-2137]

Target after 6 arrows: 🤕 Target after 2 crossbow bolts: 💀

[@zertoil]

This is probably why some crossbows had the cocking mechanism integrated.

[@calebboyer9793]

Taking me back to the dawnguard, reloading a crossbow with that

[@mckimatt718]

This is a really cool perspective of the two forms

[@InfonautInvest]

Two different scenarios, weapons specialized for their purpose and advantages. Beautiful

[@The-R3d-M4ge]

The archers defending the wall:

[@StoicOdinSon]

He's not even trying to be quick at all. He's taking his sweet time lol

[@MurderTwink]

This is the type of shit I wanna incorperate into my workouts, practical stuff like pulling back a war bow, throwing spears, learning to throw an actual kick

[@user-io1bq9qk7l]

That looks so cooooool! A tiny window on the past. Thank you both for that!

[@tyhoffman1720]

One is armor piercing, and the other is quick reload.

[@roycereinhart-brown2549]

Dash, why don’t you use a quiver? A shoulder quiver aligns your hand for a quicker reload, or a hip quiver would put the arrows lower like your used to drawing. But either quiver would keep the arrows on you and save you perhaps a second when knoching.

[@DriftingClouds90]

Them bolts going through some armor though

[@michaelchristidis8658]

This kind of gave me an idea as to how built different archers were back then, those biceps and back muscles must've been insane

[@TysonAk-s9e]

The fastest crossbow loader has been forgotten.

[@Fulleraut0]

"Dodge this you bastard"

[@Guardsman-sy8qm]

Admin competing with father longbow.

[@Олександр-ь7з6с]

Skilled archer vas a dude that sees a crossbow for the first time... very fair

[@vieworama8188]

2 months to train a peasant into a crossbowman, 1 week of actual crossbow training while the rest is discipline training and not to run away on the battlefield 😂

[@stylesheetra9411]

Which is more military training than a longbowmen ever did in his life, and overall so expensive no kingdom could afford it

[@robboss1839]

That reloading tools cam is very interesting. I’ll take a bow over a crossbow all day but there is definitely more of a skill/strength learning curve.

[@SageOfHeaven]

For those wondering why crossbows took over for the bow: 1. Point and shoot like a rifle. Hardly any training needed. 2. Much higher punching power. A long bow is individually different. While crossbows can be built after same mold. 3. You can shoot from cover, and it is smaller and more compact. Much easier to use.

[@InsaneHydroMan]

Fast is slow, slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

[@krzysztofkuczynski8907]

Turkish horse warrior: "that's cute" :)

[@JoeR1066]

That longbow man was taking his time too, he definitely could have grabbed those arrows faster and gotten them down range more quickly.

[@chrisquiett1776]

The crossover I never thought I would see but hoped for since admin was on unsub and talked about his new tism 😂

[@tutudanny]

3 bow to one crossbow is exactly the range you both should be looking for, I’m vary proud and impressed with both of you, keep getting better

[@AdAll-iv6zs]

600lb? A crossbow? That's 272 KILOGRAMMES!

[@timo4463]

Yees

[@RealGremlin]

I'll never get mad at my Elden Ring character ever again...

[@SusScrofaVulgaris]

The mad lads we need in mount and blade.

[@pulvurcm2487]

Crossbows had the first armour-piercing arrow bolts.

[@johannesschimpfol5890]

I see a crosbow, I hear then The music; Thumbs up.

[@angeltripleaaa]

You can tell that “Nice, 3-1” got to him 🤣

[@MrFirecasters]

Imagine the crossbow guy actually knew how to draw it, would save time

[@BazzaroPlays]

Great example of the different speeds.

[@cralix2782]

Imagine them acually being the same lb

[@WretchedxGhost]

I THOUGHT THAT LOOKED LIKE ADMIN! Nice 😏🤙🏼

[@Marksaplenty]

Ngl a lever action type crossbow sounds amazing. Saw one concept art which had a similar idea to a pump action with a handle.

[@kacsa-csa6754]

it takes 1 second to wind up such an arrow rifle with your bare hands, without a machine.

[@tste6759]

But only the crossbow goes straight through the shield.

[@coltonscholl7082]

Now put an inexperienced Archer and an inexperienced crossbow

[@stoagymahalo5268]

meanwhile, the bowman died with a bolt through his chest, the crossbowman spent a month recovering from a shoulder shot but still able to fight.

[@iandestroyerofworlds576]

2 guy loads, 1 guy shoots. 4 crossbows and a lot of bolts. The good ol' machine gun crew back in my day when I was -265 years old.

[@LaoWaiJac]

The guy with the cross bow would have a guy loading for him with another crossbow

[@Umvelt_Shattered]

Вау, не ожидал коллабу моего любимого оружейного ютубера и крутого лучника с шортсов Кайф

[@aboi6145]

Being able to fire it instantly at the cost of a slower reload

[@SekiberiusWelkesh]

A 600 pound siege crossbow is capable of knocking someone off horseback.

[@bjorntokrill1820]

The results were...administrative

[@TechOtakuYT]

Alternate title: Medival Armor piercing gun vs 7.62

[@aaronbest747]

But crossbows are more accurate and easier to shoot.

[@ArkayaStudios]

It's also easier to train people to use a crossbow than a long bow. A decent crossbowman can be trained within a few days, whereas a decent bowman would take years to train.

[@aaronbest747]

@@ArkayaStudios so bottom line is that although bows shoot faster per minute then crossbows, it doesn't matter how many arrows you put down range if you can't hit anything.

[@dribrom]

In a static shooting scenario with a cross bow on a castle wall for an example you would have teams of two firing crossbows where one will shoot and the other person loading the cross bows.

[@DragonxFlutter]

This is why you stagger firing squads when using single-shot weaponry.