Warbow Vs Padded Gambeson Youtube From discovery channel's documentary: "braveheart: the true story." (i don't own the rights to this video) interesting documentary that's worth a watch.i jus. In todays video the goal is to see at what range a 130lb warbow can do against brigandine are, a padded gambeson and butted mail (not riveted i know). compa.
Longbow Vs Warbow Against Gambeson Armour Test The Fateful Force The gambeson used is the discontinued cotton model made by revival clothing. it has a thick canvas outer shell and is padded with cotton batting. the gambeson was placed over a hanging pell and the maille was hung over the gambeson. the first weapon used was a compound bow set to 50lbs and 70lbs. Even with 140lb bows, 80 100j is more common, based on mark stretton's blog and a report of the findings of the defence academy warbow trials part 1 summer 2005, by paul bourke & david whetham. whether medieval longbows were even that powerful is also a matter of debate. A gambeson (also called a padded jack, arming doublet or aketon and possibly the same as the roman subarmalis) formed the base layer of effectively all medieval armor. for very poor soldiers, this may have been the only defense available to them for the body; for wealthy knights, their gambeson would have attachment points for the rest of their. In this test, we revisit the gambeson armour test, this time using the 100lb warbow we also touch on the many factors that go into performance when using bows and arrows vs armour, including: types of bows, poundage of bows, arrow types, arrow weight, arrow sharpness (broadheads), arrow shaft rigidity, and even draw lengths.
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