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<blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 1559061" data-attributes="member: 1645"><p>To summarize <a href="http://www.strategypage.com/cic/reader.asp?target=CIC02" target="_blank">Infantry Missile Weapons in the Renaissance</a>:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">By 1500 infantrymen had three different missile weapons available to them: the <strong>arquebus</strong>, the <strong>crossbow</strong>, and the <strong>longbow</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <strong>arquebus was inferior</strong> to both the other two weapons in range, accuracy, and rate of fire.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <strong>arquebus was cheaper</strong> than either the longbow, which had to be meticulously handcrafted from yew, and the crossbow, which required equally meticulous workmanship and rather expensive steel as well. The arquebus could be mass-produced by a foundry in fairly cheap cast iron.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An arquebusier could carry more ammunition than either of his competitors. <strong>Arquebus ammo weighed less</strong> than arrows or crossbow bolts, even after adding in the powder charge. Thus, an arquebusier could sustain fire longer than either a crossbowman or a longbowman. And ultimately it was sustained fire that won battles, more than accurate fire.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The arquebus ball was superior to arrows as an armor smasher</strong>. Rounded, soft lead bullets were less likely to be deflected by the polished curved surface of armor than were arrows.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A man required considerably less skill to become an arquebusier than either a crossbowman or a longbowman. <strong>A few weeks training was all that was necessary to turn out a fairly capable arquebusier</strong>. In contrast, it took years to properly train a the bowman, who had to develop considerable musculature before being able to use his weapon to its fullest capacity. This was particularly true of longbowmen, of whom there was a saying that in order to a good one you had to start with his grandfather.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmadsen, post: 1559061, member: 1645"] To summarize [url=http://www.strategypage.com/cic/reader.asp?target=CIC02]Infantry Missile Weapons in the Renaissance[/url]: [List][*]By 1500 infantrymen had three different missile weapons available to them: the [B]arquebus[/B], the [B]crossbow[/B], and the [B]longbow[/B]. [*]The [B]arquebus was inferior[/B] to both the other two weapons in range, accuracy, and rate of fire. [*]The [B]arquebus was cheaper[/B] than either the longbow, which had to be meticulously handcrafted from yew, and the crossbow, which required equally meticulous workmanship and rather expensive steel as well. The arquebus could be mass-produced by a foundry in fairly cheap cast iron. [*]An arquebusier could carry more ammunition than either of his competitors. [B]Arquebus ammo weighed less[/B] than arrows or crossbow bolts, even after adding in the powder charge. Thus, an arquebusier could sustain fire longer than either a crossbowman or a longbowman. And ultimately it was sustained fire that won battles, more than accurate fire. [*][B]The arquebus ball was superior to arrows as an armor smasher[/B]. Rounded, soft lead bullets were less likely to be deflected by the polished curved surface of armor than were arrows. [*]A man required considerably less skill to become an arquebusier than either a crossbowman or a longbowman. [B]A few weeks training was all that was necessary to turn out a fairly capable arquebusier[/B]. In contrast, it took years to properly train a the bowman, who had to develop considerable musculature before being able to use his weapon to its fullest capacity. This was particularly true of longbowmen, of whom there was a saying that in order to a good one you had to start with his grandfather. [/List] [/QUOTE]
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