How recently did firearms trump the best archers?

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@xtisme

I’ve heard of up to 15 a minute, but no one could sustain that rate for very long with an 80+ pound bow…you’d be worn out (and you’d have to have arms like a gorilla to even try it). IIRC, 5-6 shots of aimed, massed fire a minute was more normal for English Longbowmen during combat.

(Have you read the latest book in the series? Just came out about a month or so ago)

-XT

Yeah, that quote was from it! (Sample chapters available on Stirling’s website.)