usage of weapons

[Quinzy]

hello all,

i just want to ask a few questions :

did the medieval dutch and russians use crossbows or bows?
i'm sure i'll have more soon

cheers,
~Q

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

I would think that the Russians would have had composite bows reminiscent (or copies) of those used byt the Golden Horde or perhaps even the Huns.

I don't, however, doubt that they would have inevitably come to use crossbows.

 

[Quinzy]

thanks
i'll go for bow then! i think the dutch used crossbows, but i'm not sure.

 

[Gelion]

Bows. "Russian and Asian bows were a lot better than European ones" according to this historical article:
http://www.predistoria.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=369
If you can read Russian, it explains how bows and arrows were made, what types of those existed and how they were employed.

 

[Quinzy]

cheers Gelion! unfortunately i cant read russian, but thanks for the gesture!

 

[Gelion]

cheers Gelion! unfortunately i cant read russian, but thanks for the gesture!

Well there was a slight chance that you could

Anyways, last notes:
Crossbows appeared in Rus' as early as X century, probably through Volga Bulgars. The relation of bolts to arrows found is quite significant: 1 to 20, thus crossbows were not a huge exception on the field. In Rus' they were known as "Samostrel" - "that which shoots by itself" and were (as I understood) of a slightly different construction than in for example Western Europe.

[from Russian Wikipedia]

On bows the Wikipedia adds that Composite bows were known in Middle Ages in Europe only to Byzantinians and the Russians [obviously meaning European nations]

Hope that helps.

 

[Quinzy]

so in your opinion would a crossbow or an archer be better suited to fit the medieval ranged slot? i'm leaning towards archer myself

 

[Gelion]

so in your opinion would a crossbow or an archer be better suited to fit the medieval ranged slot? i'm leaning towards archer myself

Oh that? Archer of course!

P.S. Which Civ is it?

 

[Quinzy]

civ 3. its for a little personal project

 

[Gelion]

civ 3. its for a little personal project

Allright. Best of luck to you then.

 

[Quinzy]

cheers, and thanks for the info