Chapter 302: "The invention of the crossbow"

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When Bai Feng learned from Maxi's mouth that the barbarian bow-making artisans really made the crossbow, his heart was extremely shocked and unbelievable; know that Bai Feng's hand-painting before it was roughly the crossbow Shape!
With just a hand-drawn drawing without detailed structure, a crossbow that changed the smell of the European Middle Ages was made. Are they really barbarian artisans? Say good barbarians are behind? Say good barbarians are foolish?
Everyone present did not understand why the Governor’s face changed greatly after hearing this news, that is, they did not understand the meaning of the appearance of the crossbow; it is no exaggeration to say that it was the most important influence on the cold weapon era One of the weapons!
At present, no matter whether it is the Bai family of the Dragon Dragon Empire where Bai Feng was before, or the wild land where Bai Feng is now; there are no weapons like crossbows, even the more common bows are relatively primitive and have a very short range .
The invention of Lenghuai Longbow gave Rome a powerful long-range strike force; the disparity of casualties in the battle of Longbow is the best praise for Lenghuai Longbow, even if it is a special record under special circumstances, it is also A solid record.
Even if there is no special muddy terrain, the cold archers’ long range of up to 400 meters is still amazing; if supplemented by the crossbow, the Roman city’s army will have the most perfect long-range strike force in the world.
Speaking of weapons like crossbows, one has to mention the appearance of crossbows on the earth; crossbows are a kind of cold weapons in ancient earth, an important part of ancient Chinese warfare and warfare, and effective restraint of cavalry and other arms by infantry An effective weapon.
The crossbow is also called "wo bow", "crossbow", a weapon used in archery in ancient times; it is a special bow equipped with arms, mainly composed of crossbow arms, crossbow bows, bow strings and crossbow machines. composition.
Although the crossbow's reload time is much longer than the bow, it has a longer range, greater lethality, and a higher hit rate than the bow. It also has lower requirements for users. It is a powerful long-distance weapon in ancient times.
The reason why the crossbow can be a deadly weapon is widely used; it does not require too much training to operate, even the recruits can quickly become a crossbow master, and the hit rate is very high, enough to kill An armored knight who spent his whole life in combat training.
Especially during the Middle Ages in Europe, the crossbow was considered an improper weapon because it required very little skill to operate; Richard, the lion heart king in the United Kingdom, was shot twice by the crossbow and in the second Seriously injured.
Such a great figure actually died in the hands of an ordinary or inferior soldier, which was terrifying for the pretentious nobles; for this reason, in the twelfth century, the Pope tried to ban crossbows on the grounds of cruelty. use.
Although the crossbow has many advantages, such as longer range, high accuracy, etc., the real advantage over the bow is the delay of its launch; the crossbow can launch whenever it wants, but the bow cannot.
The crossbowman can carry the crossbow with a good string, aim slowly and carefully, or follow the commander's order to pull the crossbow machine; but the bow can only be fired immediately while aiming, it is difficult to compare with the crossbow in accuracy.
Even if this is the case, the appearance of the crossbow cannot replace the original bow. Even ordinary bows with a range and accuracy less than the crossbow cannot be replaced by the crossbow; not to mention the Roman city with the cold bow 'S invention is only in keeping with Longbow.
Even, this newly-invented crossbow simply cannot occupy the same status as Lenghuai Longbow; the reason is also very simple. The process of making a crossbow is much more complicated than Lenghuai Longbow. It makes mass production of crossbows impossible.
In addition, the bow of the same tension, under normal circumstances, the rate of fire is three to four times that of the crossbow; considering the operation of the crossbow when filling the arrow, it is safe to say that four times is safe. The statement of three times is still too optimistic. Too.
What does this mean? This means that about fifteen seconds or so, an ordinary archer can shoot four arrows, but a crossbowman can only shoot one; such a disparate shooting speed greatly reduces the military value of the crossbow.
Because in the battlefield of large-scale engagement, the accuracy of shooting is not very important, the most important thing is the continuous output of firepower and the density of coverage; from this perspective, the bow is obviously much better than the crossbow.
The reason why the crossbow has been used on a large scale in ancient battlefields is that its range is greater than that of the bow. In other words, the crossbow has a stronger penetration; even a long bow with a long range cannot be a crossbow. Powerful penetration.
Especially in the classification of crossbows, there is also a strong single-handed crossbow used by both hands and feet; this kind of crossbow can kill the enemy’s heavy armor more effectively than the bow, so the powerful crossbow unit is also an indispensable unit in the long-range strike unit. This is especially obvious in ancient China.
In the ancient Chinese long-range troops, crossbows were always equal. This situation was maintained until the quasi-heat firearms of the Ming Dynasty began to gradually install troops, and the crossbows were gradually eliminated; the reason for the elimination was that the rate of fire was similar, but the power of quasi-heat firearms Larger, killing and firing longer.
Of course, the drawing of the crossbow drawn by Bai Feng to the craftsmen is not a pure European medieval crossbow, but a crossbow similar to a crossbow; after all, a single crossbow like a crossbow is lethal and The range is still too bad.
This is because the heavy armor knights in Europe in the Middle Ages can hardly use bow weapons except for the standard configuration of spears and swords and hammers; so they have to use a single-handed crossbow, which is basically a melee weapon, and the crossbow drawn by Bai Feng is not at all A kind.
After Danell and the assembled cavalry were disbanded and returned to the camp, the excited Bai Feng was escorted by Maxi in the direction of the bow workshop; Bai Feng, who came to the workshop, had no time to greet the craftsmen. , Was attracted by the crossbow on the side.
Where is this crossbow? ! The crossbow that appeared in front of Bai Feng was not the crossbow on the drawing he had drawn before, but another brand new crossbow; this kind of crossbow that is much larger than the crossbow should be the legendary tread crossbow!
The so-called step crossbow is a crossbow. This domineering weapon is also called a waist crossbow. The crossbow can be divided into an arm crossbow, a waist crossbow, a kick crossbow, etc. according to the string pulling method. The powerful crossbow.
When using this weapon, ordinary warriors must use their arms, feet, and waist to stretch their bows in a sitting position. When using them, they should sit on the ground flat and lay in front of them with crossbows; Split, pry up the waist hook, and hook the crossbow string.
Two hands pull the waist hook, two feet push forward, the split body falls backwards, and work hard together to open the crossbow string and hang the bracket; the range and power of the crossbow can bring a devastating blow to the enemy, The horrible crossbow can even shoot 600 meters!
However, that is how to use the crossbow on the earth; in this different world of swords and magic, Bai Feng operated a little bit of spiritual power, so he opened this crossbow with one hand, and it was very easy to bring a special crossbow arrow to it. In the arrow box.
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