Islamic weaponry!

[Leet Eriksson]

I found this ineteresting site,and well i just could'nt resist to share it with youit explains about Islamic swords,Javelins,spears,daggers and even gunsand talks about an arabic "longbow"that surpasses the english one check it out here (http://studentwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~V_JARVI/islam/Introduction.html)

[Leet Eriksson]

ONE FULL DAY OF WAITINGand no reply? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ok seriously your comments are welcome,also your flames.

[Ithaskar Fëarindel]

Flames are not http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Discussions, debates and comments are welcome http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[eXoMagus]

Speaking about longbows, I heard there's this kind of longbow that was used in really ancient war bak in China, where they had to use their FEET to yank on the wood and use the body and arm to pull the sinew string (each bow was used by 2 ppl - 1 for shooting and one for reloading) and its speed and strength is just terrible, plus it was used to shoot multiple arrows at once.

Sry got a bit off-topic there http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif but I admit there are some interesting stuff about Islamic weaponry as well =]

[Papewaio]

Quote[/b] ]early crossbows did not oust the composite bow as an infantry weapon, possibly since they couln't be aimed beyond a range of eighty meters (raising the weapon to allow for the arrow's drop hid the target).


Now that is the best explanation I have seen yet why crossbows are not aimed at an angle. However if used in mass all you really need to do is get the angle right... so why wasn't it used like that?