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Medieval Projectile weapons were created so that a standard infanrty untit could engage the enemy at increasing ranges, the medieval longbow was one of such weapon, it was a fairly cheap weapon to produce since all it consisted of was a peice of yew wood, horse tail and sometimes animal horn, it was also the birth of a weapon that did not require huge amounts of practice, sure the longbow required a pulling strength of around 180lbs but it paved the way for modern projectile weapons today.

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