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Originally Posted by Oberon
Well said.  I think the difference shows in the design of the bow. The longbows are fairly big cumbersome devices used to send arrows a great distance into the air in order to achieve maximum fall velocity, |
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Originally Posted by Oberon
a compound bow is for closer ranged combat or mounted combat (which generally falls under the previous category) and as such the bow is generally smaller, lighter and a bit easier on the draw.
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Skirmish weapon.
The longbow won English wars because it was effective against noble cavalry. Great stopping power at long distances, before cavalry could arrive close.
Compound bow was great for picking of infantry.