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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Guns were easier to use, more accurate, and longer-ranged. This didn’t necessarily make them better than bows, but they didn’t need to be. Bows were not the main weapon for infantry combat – spears were. Add a bayonet to your gun and now you’ve got a spear. A spear that can also shoot. That’s handy.
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