We Tested a Trebuchet Against a Medieval Longbow!
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Published 2022-11-09
Stick around to find out the result and to see one of the best longbow shots ever caught on camera!
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For this competition, Tod’s team built us our very own fortification made out of wooden pallets, with a garrison of plywood knights. We assigned a score to each of the defenders, with the ‘king’ in the middle being the most valuable target. But would the trebuchet or the longbow be able to hit the king at long range?
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00:00 Introduction
01:06 History of Trebuchet and Longbow
06:14 Rules of the Game
07:49 Loading Trebuchet
10:55 First Attempt
13:28 Second Attempt
15:38 Third Attempt
17:06 Score Update
22:17 Fourth Attempt
24:44 Final Attempt
27:25 Who Won?
All Comments (21)
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Hope you enjoyed guys! Be honest, who thought the trebuchet had a chance of winning this competition? 🤔
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That first bow shot was incredible. Imagine 100 archers of equal skill firing. Easy to see why the long bow was a game changer.
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Great to see the trebuchet and longbow at work.
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him hitting the king at that range is insane. Every medieval longbowman's dream.
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That longbowshot was impressive. Like knighthood and a castle kind of impressive.
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History Hit’s version of “blowin’ sh*t up!” Never fails to deliver.
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Now, I need to know : If that wasn't Joe's best shot, what in the hell, was?
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Glad to see Tod finally hit something with his trebuchet! He's having too much fun playing with that thing.
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Joe is a treasure. Astounding.
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Seeing Joe fire that longbow, it's clear to see why the recovered skeletons of Henry V's archers show varying degrees of deformed spines.
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Joe hitting the king first shot? Incredible. Joe casually saying the expected to be able to do it in 5 shots as standard at 140m away in wind? Mind boggling.
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I have seen Joe before on Tod's workshop. He was using a bow with a 200lb draw absolutely brilliant.
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The king is dead long live the (longbow) king. What a shot taking out a king is an instant win in Medieval warfare, He could have won a war and a kingdom with a single arrow. Imagine thousands of battle tested Joe's shooting at you, arrow volley's must have been terrifying.
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140 pounds is far from his heaviest bow as well. Lighter weight, so easier on the accuracy, but he often shoots a heavier bow.
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12:48 Talk about humble. I think with that face, Joe knew. Well done!✌
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Last weekend my son went to an event where the organizers brought out a few trebuchet catapults to launch some pumpkins. It was one of the best things I can recall doing in a long time, hilarious amount of fun. I have a small 1/10 scale trebuchet, good for launching apples but I need to repair it but I have to get some material to fix it and get it up and running again. They're an awesome thing to have and get to use.
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Astonishing shot with a 10st draw on a longbow. If Joe had got an Earl or Baron or such early on, and survived the day, there'd've been beer or cider after.. 🌟🌟🌟🌟👍
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In some medieval art you can see the armies carrying royal house banners and flags. I'm sure this was done partly for pride, partly to identify the units to the commanders making decisions and all that. But I wonder if the flags and banners also served as a wind gauge for anyone using missile weapons.
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Much impressed by that longbowman!
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Trebuchet for the masses, bow and arrow for the classes.
