Bow and arrow knowledge

Bows and arrows are divided into soft bows and hard bows:

A, soft bow has high firing rate, but low power and short range, and is usually used by cavalry.

B, hard bow firing rate is low, but powerful, long range, usually used by infantry.

China used compound bows in ancient times, especially in the Yuan Dynasty. This kind of bow combines the advantages of soft bow and hard bow, and has good firing rate, power and range. It left a terrible memory for the heavy cavalry in the west.

Japanese bow is also very distinctive, with a length of 2 meters. It is the largest bow in the world, but its range is very short, only more than 30 meters. The biggest feature of this bow is its high accuracy. China suffered from this bow in ancient times when fighting against the Japanese.

British longbowmen are legendary arms. They use a bow called "English longbow". The tactic of the English longbowmen is to shoot in a large phalanx and cover the enemy with arrows. The longbowmen successfully resisted the attack of French heavy cavalry in the Anglo-French War. Britain stipulates that only archery is allowed every weekend.

There are also hunting bows used by northern minority hunters. There is no specific type. As long as the hunter uses it successfully, it is a good bow. Every bow and arrow has the soul of its prey. This is a sacred bow.

Crossbow is a variant of bow and arrow, which is characterized by short range, low firing rate and great power.

In ancient times, crossbows were forbidden to use. Because the operation of crossbow is very simple, it does not need shooting skills, and it is easy for civilians to master the use method.

When loading a powerful crossbow, the shooter must step on one end of the crossbow (T-beam) with both feet, pull the string to the position of the launcher with both hands, then press and release the crossbow, and then aim at shooting. It can be seen that the power of crossbows is serious. Later, crossbow guns were used for siege defense and ancient naval battles.

Remember Zhuge Liang's crossbow in Romance of the Three Kingdoms? It is a terrible weapon that can be fired repeatedly, and the wisdom of China people is great.

Let's talk about the auxiliary tools of crossbows and bows and arrows:

A, big shield, the shooter hid behind the shield and loaded and fired.

B, sharp pile array, each shooter takes one or two wooden stakes with sharpened ends and sticks them on the ground in wartime. When the pointed head rushes forward, the archers hide in the pointed pile of forest and shoot, so the enemy can't get close.

C. axe, used by archers in close combat. Most of the enemy jumped to the front, so the axe can be used for logging and repairing equipment in addition to self-defense.

D. Winch, a tool specially designed for powerful crossbows. Turn the winch and pull the rope into place.

E, whistle mounted on the arrow, when the arrow is launched, it rubs the air and whistles, which can make the enemy lose its foothold.

Special-shaped arrow designed by China people. ...

Strong conditions for archers:

A, highland, shoot from above.

B, muddy ground, slow down the speed of the enemy's charge.

C, the weather is fine and the visibility is high.

D, protected by other arms.

Conditions against archers:

A, rime depression: if you can't shoot far, you can't shoot accurately, and you can't see whether to surrender to the enemy.

B, rainy weather, bowstring will be wet and soft, affecting shooting.

C, meet the artillery!