02-05-2021, 07:58 PM | #11 | |
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Horse bow to me is something like the mogolian ones that are generally represented around 48" and I think they were composite as well, an English Long Bow is 70+inches. So you could be correct. I do not believe they are referred to as Long Bows. But its far enough outside of my expertise that short of being specific about the region, time and genre I will default to what I would practice at my table, based on my experiences. btw I should say "I have tried something similar to this at my archery club. A saddle mounted on a pivot being rocked by someone whose behind you some distance. I cant hit crap in this situation, and that's on a range without an actual horse head near the field of fire and without the targets changing distance or location. " It was a just for fun thing, but lemme tell ya... after that experience I definitely impose full penalties on mounted archers in any kind of 'realistic' game setting. Oh and I was only able to make it work at all using a 40inch youth bow. I would be very skeptical of anyone using anything more than a short bow. |
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02-05-2021, 08:29 PM | #12 | ||
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02-06-2021, 12:17 AM | #13 | |
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As the sons of wealthy families, the Parthian archers had spent 10 years doing both, by the time they reached their late teens. The Mongols, whom the Samurai patterned their horse archery after, rode before they could walk. The samurai, themselves, trained their whole lives. So, yeah. Nobody not born into that life would ever get any better than mediocre.
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02-06-2021, 03:21 AM | #14 | ||
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02-06-2021, 03:41 AM | #15 | |
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But if you can brace against the saddle or your torso and use a two handed draw, in theory you could use a goats foot or cranequin on horseback* I'd have thought? Especially the smaller ones for hunting (cross bows for warfare using mechanical drawing systems tended to be quite big and heavy so not the best thing to juggling be about on horseback with). *at some gaits anyway!
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02-06-2021, 08:56 AM | #16 | |
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Just wanted to elaborate that little point, I think the over-all gist of what your are saying is still correct: it takes a lifetime of training to develop the skills and physical capabilities to develop archers, especially mounted archers, for military uses.
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02-09-2021, 11:27 AM | #17 | |
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Interestingly, neither used stirrups, at the time.
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02-09-2021, 12:01 PM | #18 |
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My research seemed to indicate that in some periods the cataphracts were archers as well as heavy lancers. Though they were certainly separate from the light horse archers.
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02-09-2021, 04:16 PM | #19 |
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I wonder if what differs "cataphracts" from "knights" is the presence of stirrups?
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02-09-2021, 04:43 PM | #20 |
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Re: Horseback Bow?
The distinction is that cataphract is a Greek root and knight is a German root.
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