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Old 20th October 2023, 08:36 AM   #1
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Incredibly this weapon which comprises of two bits of wood and a length of string was like a machine gun when unleashed en masse on an enemy formation on land or aboard ships and was faster to reload and more devastating untill well after the advent of gunpowder.

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What do you mean by your statement that the english longbow 'comprises TWO bits of wood' ?
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What do you mean by your statement that the english longbow 'comprises TWO bits of wood' ?
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A bow AND an arrow
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Old 21st October 2023, 02:20 AM   #3
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Dont forget the piece of string!! ..

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Matt Easton looks at most details on the Longbow arrow. Please see https://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/yh...cc&action=view
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These were produced in India...I wonder how effective these were on the battlefield?
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