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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by dragontamer on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:54PM (#28935456)
I don't know much about Native American war theory.

But I know that Medieval English Longbowmen were only given something like 6 arrows per battle. And even that was enough to stretch the capacities of Medieval Britain's supply chain. 10,000 Longbowmen x 6 arrows is 60,000 arrows per battle.

IIRC, it was said that during wars, there wasn't any gooses or ducks to be found in all of Britain. They've all been killed, and their feathers plucked for the war arrows.

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Re:Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 by lifeisstillgood on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:41PM (#28936222)
>>> Medieval English Longbowmen were only given something like 6 arrows per battle.

IIRC records for Henry in the Tower of London show a total of 3/4 Million arrows paid for and collected for the invasion that lead to Agincourt. With an estimated 5,000 archers at Agincourt.

Modern reconstructions show about 6 arrows per minute - and again IIRC ten minutes of volley fire against the French lines - something like 60 arrows per archer, or around 300,000 arrows. Even in plate armour that shits gonna hurt.

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