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November 12, 2003, 01:24:02 PM »
Quote from: LordSmerf
Quote from: Wolfen
I would also disallow or severely penalize long-bows being fired from horseback.
I would take issue with this. It should be noted that the Japanese horse bow (the name of which escapes me at the moment) was around 7 feet (2 meters) long. It wasn't really practical to use dismounted because it relied on the height of the horse to keep it off the ground. I'm not sure how well it could be used while moving or galloping, just that it was pretty effective while stationary.
Thomas
The bows are called
yumi
, and they could actually be fired rather readily from the ground as they are asymmetrical - one third of the length being below the grip, and two thirds above. Even the longest of
yumi
(7-8 feet) could therefore be fired while dismounted.
Chris
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