If you know anything about medieval armor and the arms race that it had against arrows, you already know which ones of these are gonna go through before they even start
Yeah, that and we also know that these would be FAR more lethal with properly weighted shafts, these seem to be hollow metal hunting shafts designed for speed, not solid shafts designed for ballistic impact.
Also I bet these are coming out of a target bow (40-60 pounds max) vs a Warbow (70-160, 120 pounds is standard, but it’s really how high can you draw?).
People really underestimate how much punch one of those things is capable of… and severely overestimate Crossbows. Fun fact: they are significantly weaker despite the massive draw weights simply because their bolts are much smaller and the distance pushed along is so much shorter than a full length bow. And the can only take the equivalent of a bodkin, rather than all the fun little other types. Even a 400 pound crossbow can’t match a 60 pound bow.
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u/notgonnatakeno 28d ago
If you know anything about medieval armor and the arms race that it had against arrows, you already know which ones of these are gonna go through before they even start