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Re:Collections: Why Archers Didn't Volley Fire by Xylakant on Monday May 05, 2025 @01:15AM (#43892111)
There’s also a bit of a different optimization goal in modern archery - the goal is to put as many arrows precisely on a target. More draw weight helps up to a certain extent, but ranges are pre-set and limited and once your draw weight is high enough to comfortably propel the arrow that far, more weight will not improve things. Aiming gets harder at a higher weight. You could shoot a heavier arrow, but the benefits are somewhat limited - it punches a bigger hole which helps a bit, but you’re not trying to kill the target - so the added penetration is not interesting.

In a war setting, higher draw weights increase both distance and penetration, which are desirable.

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