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Did the Romans have the composite bow?
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01-15-2008, 01:52 PM
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Carlton Bach:2cn14jmd Wrote:The penetrative power of the composite bow can be overrated. The latest edition of 'Antike Welt' has an experiment report of shooting a composite bow at a stationary armour sample at 5 metres carried out by LEG XXI Primigenia.

The complete test report can be found here:
http://www.milites-bedenses.de/
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In the mean-time, they have made another test, this time on the penetrative power of bulbous-nosed arrowheads. More anecdotal than the composite bow test, but well illustrated with pics:

http://www.milites-bedenses.de/
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Composite bow - by Sandra/Viventia - 04-13-2006, 10:41 PM
Carrhae - by Eleatic Guest - 04-18-2006, 12:26 PM
Re: Carrhae - by Carlton Bach - 04-18-2006, 01:15 PM
Re: Carrhae - by Mithras - 05-29-2006, 08:54 PM
re - by Johnny Shumate - 05-30-2006, 01:24 AM
Re: Carrhae - by Robert Vermaat - 05-30-2006, 07:07 AM
Re: re - by Eleatic Guest - 05-30-2006, 12:45 PM
re - by Johnny Shumate - 05-30-2006, 05:09 PM
re - by Johnny Shumate - 05-30-2006, 05:18 PM
Power of Bows - by Aluscladiusmaximus - 06-05-2006, 09:25 PM
translation - by Aluscladiusmaximus - 06-05-2006, 10:58 PM
Re: Power of Bows - by Virilis - 09-06-2007, 05:58 PM
Romans - by SafeCast - 09-09-2007, 03:55 AM
Re: Did the Romans have the composite bow? - by Eleatic Guest - 01-15-2008, 01:52 PM

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