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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 8294751" data-attributes="member: 5889"><p>So I perused Quora, which isn't always the best for accurate info but you get access to a lot of sources that way. So a few points people made that are worth bringing in.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cover - In scenarios where cover is offered, this gives firearms a big advantage. It is hard enough to draw a bow properly, but very difficult or impossible while kneeling/prone. A musket can be fired from behind strong cover.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shields vs Arrows - While there was armor that still helped against firearms, in general shields (especially light thin shields) are still much better against arrows than bullets. They showed reports of American musketman utilizing shields against the native Americans, whose arrows had difficulty penetrating the metal. Meanwhile the American soldier could fire from safety behind these shield walls.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One of the cooler reports I saw was the Qing Dynasty chinese, who experimented with both firearm and bow lines. Ultimately they actually developed a series of small light bows designed for rapid fire use (and that did not require great strength). Mainly because the musketeers stopped wearing armor, so the light bows had no issue penetrating, and were used for close quarter affairs.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cost - Lead and gunpowder was much cheaper to make then arrows which required more skilled craftsman. They are also bulkier than lead shot and powder.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fatigue: Several of the accounts noted that the range of archers would fall of greatly after a battle....so if you were engaged in continuous engagements or long engagements, the musket gained advantage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bayonets: Firearms are also spears at the end of the day, two weapons in one.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>

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