06-14-2014, 10:49 AM
If the subject is limited solely to a barrage of Parthian arrows launched by non-moving Partians (each one staked to the ground by a tether or chain), then I would agree with you. But there is a sound and historical reason for the old expression, "Parthian shot." If you know what that is, then you also know the Parthians weren't playing around with 35-pound target bows. They were riding into the enemy formation, firing a number of machinegun-fast shots, then turning their horses and firing a few "classics." And they weren't using target-strength bows, the kind of bows now sold to people shooting at targets after a hard day at the office. :dizzy:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb