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Crossbows and longbows were designed with two distinct user groups in mind. The longbow required a skilled user with hours of practice and a physical condition capable of drawing and firing the weapon in a controlled fashion. The crossbow is a "point and shoot" system more useful to relatively unskilled users. Per user density of missiles is higher with crossbows but most other comparisons are pretty even..
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Does the crossbow shoot further than the longbow?
No, the longbow shoots much further.
Magic shortbow or rune crossbow?
rune crossbow is a good crossbow. and dark bow is the best longbow.
What are the advantages of longbow?
A longbow was much lighter than a crossbow and provided a better rate of fire.
Does a longbow have greater range than a crossbow?
Yes
What is a compound word with the word bow?
Crossbow, longbow.
Who fought with a crossbow?
French and Swiss armies favoured the crossbow. It was not liked in English armies, who preferred the longbow.
Is there a specific term for an archer who uses a crossbow rather than a longbow?
Yes: arbalestier - from arbalest (crossbow).
What came first the crossbow or the long bow?
The longbow is believed to have come first, with evidence of its use dating back to around 3000 BCE in various cultures. The crossbow appeared later, with its origins traced back to ancient China around the 5th century BCE. While both weapons evolved over time, the longbow predates the crossbow in historical records.
Which weapon shoots farther the longbow crossbow slingshot or the long spear?
long bow
What is the difference between a longbow and a crossbow?
The Crossbow bolt has more effect against armour at close range, but it is much slower to reload and has less range. As a mass of weapons the longbow is much more effective. Thus one crossbow is probably the better weapon, but if you had say 100 of each then the longbow is better because they could fire more shots at greater range. Certainly that's what Crecy in 1346 would suggest. The most skilled of the English Longbowmen could fire 8-10 shots a minute: the most skilled of crossbowmen could manage only 1 round every minute: most required a minute and a half to fire each round. Although both has their strengths, as pointed out above, the reason the Crossbow became popular over the logbow is mainly because the crossbow was so much easier to use: it took years and years to become proficient in the longbow (English people started their training as young boys) while the crossbow could be mastered quickly: it was a matter of point and shoot. It was the considerable experience/practice vs little experience/practice requirements that eventually saw a more widespread use of the crossbow.
What were some of the advantages of the longbow?
Long range, fair accuracy, less complicated design than the crossbow, faster reloading time than the crossbow.
What kind of weapons did Ferdinand Magellan use?
Axe..body armor..longbow..crossbow..few guns and pistol..canon is useless due to distance
