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Particularly effective against salient angles ( hence development of round or polygonal towers ) . ... BOW There is much indecisive controversy about the relative effectiveness of the long - bow and the crossbow .
Particularly effective against salient angles ( hence development of round or polygonal towers ) . ... BOW There is much indecisive controversy about the relative effectiveness of the long - bow and the crossbow .
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Considerable development in C15 produced very effective bombards ( Mons Meg at Edinburgh is c . 1460 ) . These terrifying pieces were given personal names and with ' Newcastle ' and ' London ' , Warwick the Kingmaker took Bamburgh ...
Considerable development in C15 produced very effective bombards ( Mons Meg at Edinburgh is c . 1460 ) . These terrifying pieces were given personal names and with ' Newcastle ' and ' London ' , Warwick the Kingmaker took Bamburgh ...
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The most common guns towards the end of the castle period were probably the serpentines which fired a four lb ball with an effective range of about 1,000 yards . GUN - PORTS The artillery or hand - gun equivalent of the older arrow ...
The most common guns towards the end of the castle period were probably the serpentines which fired a four lb ball with an effective range of about 1,000 yards . GUN - PORTS The artillery or hand - gun equivalent of the older arrow ...
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