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Subject:	Re: Long barrelled, bayonet equipped muskets
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.pirates
Date:	Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:47:01 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Bruce Schlickbernd writes: > Longbows were replaced by firearms, not crossbows, and that was primarily out > of disuse more than effectiveness. Cool. How come longbows fell into disuse? And and how come we bothered with crossbows at all? I love finding out about this stuff :-) Regards Richard Still baldly going...

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		Re: Long barrelled, bayonet equipped muskets
IIRC crossbows were used because they were A LOT more accurate than longbows. (26 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.pirates)

		Re: Long barrelled, bayonet equipped muskets
(...) Crossbows were easy to use - there was a lot less training required. Years less, to be specific. They were good in castle defense when rate of fire was less important and a pre-drawn bow was valuable - as little time exposed as possible. The (...) (26 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.pirates)

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		Re: Long barrelled, bayonet equipped muskets
(...) knife (...) Longbows were replaced by firearms, not crossbows, and that was primarily out of disuse more than effectiveness. Bruce (26 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.pirates)

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