From a layman’s point-of-view it seems like the Bow & Arrow would be better for war since they, shoot much more efficiently, are cheaper to make and in even some cases significantly stronger.
I know that learning to shoot a bow is no easy task so would that be the main reason muskets became so popular?
In my simple man’s brain I’m wondering why you don’t see or hear anything about bows being used during something like the American Revolutionary war. Could it be that by then muskets had reached a certain level of design that made it more useful than a bow?
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You want to train an archer with a bow and arrow?
You start with his father and hope that he passes the knowledge down to his sons.
You put in laws requiring that men keep a bow and several arrows and train with them and you train them from their teens. You train them for 15-20 years to draw a bow so strong that their bodies – muscle and bone – are changed by the effort required.
And then maybe, you’ll find some that are good enough to draw an English longbow.
The average person these days don’t come close to drawing a 100lb bow nevermind a 180lb longbow, never mind hitting a target accurately.
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