the Tactical Arquebus according to some CBC scriptwriter

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While watching some CBC "Historical" program, I "learned" that the typical matchlock arquebus of yore was powerful enough to penetrate heavy cavalry armour at 1000 metres. Isn't it great to see this anti narrative contaminating historical fact?! Perhaps the scriptwriter graduated from a foundations course? CFSC instructor? I did need a good laugh!
 
There are numerous suits of harness that were proofed using ball shot from an arquebus at 10 paces.

The fall of harness is more directly attributed to the rise of independent towns.

-S.
 
Hell, it isn't just the media screwing up history.

I ran across a U.S. company selling Dillon reloading equipment that claimed that all cast iron reloading presses made in the 60s and 70s were worthless and impractical, largely because they were not made of aluminum, and because they never worked properly.

Since RCBS presses like the Rock Chucker originated in the 60s, and most single stage presses work on the same principles, this guy was obviously tooting from his rectum.

So, we have enemies from within, as well.
 
fat tony said:
While watching some CBC "Historical" program, I "learned" that the typical matchlock arquebus of yore was powerful enough to penetrate heavy cavalry armour at 1000 metres. Isn't it great to see this anti narrative contaminating historical fact?! Perhaps the scriptwriter graduated from a foundations course? CFSC instructor? I did need a good laugh!
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It disgusts me to no end how some of my paycheck goes to these lying/incompetent #### hammers.
 
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Funny, I always believed the windlass crossbow did the wearing of armor in long before the arrival of the Arquebus.
 
JP said:
Funny, I always believed the windlass crossbow did the wearing of armor in long before the arrival of the Arquebus.
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Not so. The windlass was a fixed piece commonly called a Siege Arbalest. They weighed in at 80 or so pounds and required a windlass crank to reload ( hence the name). The lighter ones were quite cumbersome as well and reloading was done behind quite large pavis or wall shields. In formation warfare of the time, the only true danger to heavily proofed knights, Swiss Mercenaries and Landesknechts was the pike square.

Herein we start to get into an entire exegesis on medieval warfare, technology and society with respect to the fall of harness.

-S.
 
Seems we are not talking about the same thing, crossbow bolts could pierce armour before the Arquebus came along.
 
Don't forget the long bow firing arrows with the bodkin point which could and did penetrate plate armour and had a faster rate of fire than the muzzle loading firearms.

But the original point of historical accuracy is spot on , not only the CBC but the history channel et al are poorly researched or have experts of dubious qualification on their shows
 
fat tony said:
While watching some CBC "Historical" program, I "learned" that the typical matchlock arquebus of yore was powerful enough to penetrate heavy cavalry armour at 1000 metres. Isn't it great to see this anti narrative contaminating historical fact?! Perhaps the scriptwriter graduated from a foundations course? CFSC instructor? I did need a good laugh!
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wow! where can I buy one of these? lol...
 
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