▲ 984 ▼ Immersion-breaking (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/historymemes@lemmy.world 225 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (3 children) Correct term was probably "loose!" permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] antbricks@lemmy.today 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nobody was holding a ~90lb war bow at full draw waiting to hear "Loose". Not possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago Speaking of English longbow, the draw force could be a lot higher too, going upwardsof 130lb, and they were expected to shoot up to 70 arrows a battle at a rate of 6 per minute (at best). I don't think they'd struggle to hold an arrow for the initial volley, although I don't expect they'd be drawn for as long as shown in movies to increase tension. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago The slang term was "Fart in their general direction!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] antbricks@lemmy.today 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nobody was holding a ~90lb war bow at full draw waiting to hear "Loose". Not possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago Speaking of English longbow, the draw force could be a lot higher too, going upwardsof 130lb, and they were expected to shoot up to 70 arrows a battle at a rate of 6 per minute (at best). I don't think they'd struggle to hold an arrow for the initial volley, although I don't expect they'd be drawn for as long as shown in movies to increase tension. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago Speaking of English longbow, the draw force could be a lot higher too, going upwardsof 130lb, and they were expected to shoot up to 70 arrows a battle at a rate of 6 per minute (at best). I don't think they'd struggle to hold an arrow for the initial volley, although I don't expect they'd be drawn for as long as shown in movies to increase tension. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago The slang term was "Fart in their general direction!" permalink fedilink source parent
