crossbow
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WI: Arcuballista during the 1st Latin war.
I have posted this elsewhere but i thought i would ask this here as well. the Romans are believed to have had a hand spanned Crossbow during the Late Empire thanks to Stone Relief's found at the time. some designs are believed to have been firable from one hand while mounted. i even managed to...- bobsimmo
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- bows and crossbows crossbow early roman republic early rome roman empire roman republic rome
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI:Crossbows in 250 BC. Effects in armies?
Hi everybody. In my ATL around 250 BC, Greeks invented crossbows as an upgrade from gastraphetes. So i am curious what would be the affect of crossbow in this era OTL armies. Would this lead to new battle tactics and formations( for example Ptolemaic Eypt army,Rome)? Looking forward to hear your...- Sersor
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- armies ballista battle formations crossbow greek hellenistic era ptolemaic empire rome
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900