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MummyPanda t1_ixqwj6c wrote

Long bows could be effective over a very long distance (comparatively) and even if you don't hit death blows arrows are still annoying if the stick in you.

Sort range you would have swords or knives.

They would have many arrows but you could also scavenge from your enemies arrows

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ScottyBoneman t1_ixrk3tg wrote

Another part of the 'efficiency' is that yeoman with the longbow just put a hole in a French knight that required up to 300 peasants to support.

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