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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Derren" data-source="post: 6293157" data-attributes="member: 2518">A 125lb longbow would be a heavy warbow and would have had a much lower rate of fire than a common 100 lb longbow or the 80lb or less longbows shown in the videos above.And except for the English all European powers used crossbows heavily during the middle ages. Especially the Italian nations where famous for their crossbowmen. That medieval armies consisted mostly out of archers instead of crossbowmen is a romantic urban myth. Instead the short training times for crossbows and firearms allowed more of them to be fielded.About the construction of longbows, not sure if it is true, but I read that the wood for longbows had to be dried for up to two years before the bow could be made. If thats correct it certainly would be another advantage of the crossbow.</blockquote>