▲ 984 ▼ Immersion-breaking (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/historymemes@lemmy.world 225 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (4 children) "Ready your bows!" "Nock!" "Mark!" "Draw!" "Loose!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (2 children) "Nock! Nock!" "Who's there?" "Mark!" "Mark who?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] smee@poeng.link 3 points 1 year ago Mark Oni, inventor of the wireless telegraph! permalink fedilink source parent [+] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 point 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago Guy named Mark: "What?" *gets shot* permalink fedilink source parent [–] smee@poeng.link 4 points 1 year ago Whoever decided to call it "Draw" instead of "Tighten" should be loosed out of a cannon. Into the sun. permalink fedilink source parent [–] antbricks@lemmy.today 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Volley fire wasn't a thing with bows. You ever try holding a 90lb war bow at full draw waiting for someone to yell "Loose"? Never happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Wikipedia seems to disagree: The Persians army employed volleys of arrows, slingshots, and javelins against the Greeks in Gaugalema[21] and Thermopylae.[22][23] Ancient Greeks and Romans used arrow volleys.[24][20][19] The goddess Artemis was called "‘of the showering arrows".[25][26] In medieval Europe, after the initial volley, archers would fire single shots at individual enemies.[27] Examples include the Battle of Hastings in 1066,[28] Battle of Crécy in 1346[19] and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.[29] I'd imagine it's possible that a volley meant that they started drawing at the same time rather than drawing and waiting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I understood that English archers trained to hit certain distances. So as the enemy advanced they would get a volley at x, y, and xy, and so on. Not aim at individuals at that distance. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (2 children) "Nock! Nock!" "Who's there?" "Mark!" "Mark who?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] smee@poeng.link 3 points 1 year ago Mark Oni, inventor of the wireless telegraph! permalink fedilink source parent [+] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 point 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smee@poeng.link 3 points 1 year ago Mark Oni, inventor of the wireless telegraph! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago Guy named Mark: "What?" *gets shot* permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smee@poeng.link 4 points 1 year ago Whoever decided to call it "Draw" instead of "Tighten" should be loosed out of a cannon. Into the sun. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] antbricks@lemmy.today 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Volley fire wasn't a thing with bows. You ever try holding a 90lb war bow at full draw waiting for someone to yell "Loose"? Never happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Wikipedia seems to disagree: The Persians army employed volleys of arrows, slingshots, and javelins against the Greeks in Gaugalema[21] and Thermopylae.[22][23] Ancient Greeks and Romans used arrow volleys.[24][20][19] The goddess Artemis was called "‘of the showering arrows".[25][26] In medieval Europe, after the initial volley, archers would fire single shots at individual enemies.[27] Examples include the Battle of Hastings in 1066,[28] Battle of Crécy in 1346[19] and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.[29] I'd imagine it's possible that a volley meant that they started drawing at the same time rather than drawing and waiting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I understood that English archers trained to hit certain distances. So as the enemy advanced they would get a volley at x, y, and xy, and so on. Not aim at individuals at that distance. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Wikipedia seems to disagree: The Persians army employed volleys of arrows, slingshots, and javelins against the Greeks in Gaugalema[21] and Thermopylae.[22][23] Ancient Greeks and Romans used arrow volleys.[24][20][19] The goddess Artemis was called "‘of the showering arrows".[25][26] In medieval Europe, after the initial volley, archers would fire single shots at individual enemies.[27] Examples include the Battle of Hastings in 1066,[28] Battle of Crécy in 1346[19] and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.[29] I'd imagine it's possible that a volley meant that they started drawing at the same time rather than drawing and waiting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I understood that English archers trained to hit certain distances. So as the enemy advanced they would get a volley at x, y, and xy, and so on. Not aim at individuals at that distance. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I understood that English archers trained to hit certain distances. So as the enemy advanced they would get a volley at x, y, and xy, and so on. Not aim at individuals at that distance. permalink fedilink source parent