Hawkwood - Vol. 7 Ch. 37 - Edward III

[MangaDex]

 

[kalton]

now comes the power of the english longbow

all the english troops should be decent archers, wasn't it something like football practice was banned after church on sundays and that people were meant to practice shooting the bow?

 

[Neil]

I laughed too much when the King was saying the battle would depend on the knights
LONGBOWS AT THE READY

 

[Guroga]

Well as long as they dont hit their own i guess it may work

 

[azzanki]

If hawkwood doesn't understand the tactic, does it mean that the usage of bows in battles was still limited?

 

[SierraF466]

@Guroga

Spoiler

if history proved anything, it does work.

@azzanki

Spoiler

Hawkwood's interpretation on the bow is much akin to "sniping". The longbow is more of a "make it rain" sort of weapon.

 

[Mpwilson123]

Make it rain bitches the English long bow has historic range, rather then then aim horizontal the range allows it be fired at a diagonal and the arch will make it fall. Time 15000 footman and you’ve got a “rain” of arrows. Crossbows are useless against the range of the longbow.

 

[Rosen_Ritter]

So we're expecting the English to use longbows to shoot arrows from atop of the hill that also supports the cavalry charge downwards? Despite being outnumbered, being uphill really shines if you have both cavalry marching down combined with covering fire; which makes being outnumbered a minor issue if the enemy is both weaken from the arrows and finished off by the knights' momentum.

 

[Panzercracker]

Battle of Crecy!!!

 

[ninjadork]

Behold, the precursor to the American method. "Bwing out the Awtillewie!"

 

[Doomroar]

It is useless Phillip, i have the high ground.

 

[norctune]

Very chivalrous indeed Edward, hide behind the stakes and turn the French into pincushions. Can't wait for that Genovese mercenary commander and his men to get slaughtered by the English arrows and French knights.

 

[Kaarme]

Is Hawkwood's company's job to play the ignorant fool's role in order to make the French suspect nothing?