Volume 1 Building the City Chapter 67 Crossbow

The recurve bow is a hassle to make, but it is also the most widely used ranged weapon.

In fact, there is no need to make it completely in accordance with the above process, such as children's bows, directly according to the practice of toys, and it is enough to practice and play with children.

When you grow up, who can be sure that there won't be a Houyi in the middle?

You can also use a number of bamboo pieces to make a bow body with fish maw glue and glue, such a bow has been found in the tombs unearthed in the Warring States period in later generations, and it was not invented by Wang Tian.

In addition, a single bow can also be made by different people through the selection of bow materials, thickness and size.

The recurve compound bow takes a long time to make, so it's enough to prepare it from now on, and over time, you can equip the entire tribe.

The rapid popularization of long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, and the selection and manufacture of a large number of single bows, is the best choice for the fastest equipment and use.

As a non-professional, Wang Tian naturally couldn't recognize which tree was yew, but there were a lot of cedars near the tribe, and he still knew them as the main garden landscape trees.

In fact, there is no need to worry about which kind of wood to use, as long as it meets the requirements, Wang Tian will try it first, make a few of each wood, and test it in use after recording, and finally select one or two of the most suitable wood for mass production of bows and arrows.

Wang Tian selected a total of 5 different trees, made three of them for a total of 15, and then made more than a dozen recurve compound bows, which could be used by five or six compound bows.

The material of the bow is mulberry wood, there are mulberry trees around the tribe, Wang Tian has carefully checked the mulberry branches with leaves cut back by the second brother, and wants to find the eggs of wild silkworms, but unfortunately he did not see them.

He is not in a hurry about this, the appearance and use of silk and hemp in China in history is very long, since the mulberry leaves have been found, then silkworms must be found.

Silk is an excellent material for bowstrings, but at this stage it is completely possible to use deerskin or deer tendons instead.

Wang Tian used the small scissors on the saber to cut out three small deer skins, kneaded them into a three-strand bowstring, and mounted it on a small bow body.

This is a single bow he tailor-made for himself, find a straight piece of bamboo to cut out about 10 arrows, the sharpened arrows are placed on the fire for carbonization, and then finely polished to sharpen the money.

In the "warehouse" at the bottom of the tribe's cave, a handful of feathers that looked like geese were found and used as arrow feathers.

After installation, I tested a few shots, and the effective range of about 30 meters was not bad, and the effort had not yet fallen.

It's just that I feel that the range is shorter, and at least an effective range of 50 meters makes sense. But with Wang Tian's current body, there is no way.

It seems that we need to hurry up and exercise, the last time the danger of light rain and hedgehog still exists, and now the means of self-protection against the beast are completely dependent on the long-range weapon of the bow and arrow.

In order to make up for the lack of range, Huang Tian once again made a bow and crossbow with a width of 35 cm and a length of 40 cm, which was not too large and suitable for carrying.

The principle of a bow and arrow is the same as that of a bow and arrow, but its range and rate of fire are several times that of a bow and arrow.

The bow and crossbow is a super powerful cold weapon in ancient times, his power is amazing, many dynasties in Chinese history, allowed the people to hold bows and arrows, but absolutely forbidden to hold bows and crossbows.

The power of a bow and crossbow is equivalent to that of a pistol compared to a bow and crossbow. This is an overwhelming advantage.

In the open area without armor, being aimed by a crossbow is actually no different from the muzzle facing a black hole, and it is almost impossible to dodge.

The bow and crossbow were an important part of the ancient method of warfare (the main form of confrontation in warfare before the Tang Dynasty).

It is a weapon used by infantry to effectively restrain cavalry. The crossbow is also called the "nest bow" or "cross bow".

It is a bow equipped with arms, which is mainly composed of parts such as a crossbow arm, a crossbow bow, a bowstring, and a crossbow machine. Compared to the bow and arrow, he has an extra gripping device and an excitation device.

Although the crossbow takes much longer to reload than a bow, it has a longer range than a bow, is more lethal, has a surprisingly high hit rate, and has lower requirements for the user.

The overwhelming arrows in many film and television works are actually fired by various bows and crossbows.

It is a powerful weapon of long-range destruction in ancient times. The range of the strong crossbow can reach 600 meters, and the range of the extra-large bed crossbow can reach kilometers.

In film and television works, the shot of the bed crossbow running through the entire phalanx is not an exaggerated expression, but a real harvest of life. The bed crossbow is a veritable battlefield meat grinder in the era of cold weapons.

According to the different methods of opening strings, it can be divided into arm tension crossbows, stepping tension crossbows and waist tension crossbows, etc., as well as repeating crossbows that can count arrows in salvo or continuous fire and bed crossbows equipped with several crossbows.

The most famous is the Zhuge Repeater of the Three Kingdoms, also known as the Yuanrong Crossbow, which can fire ten arrows at a time, and its firepower is very powerful.

However, the size and weight are also too large for individual soldiers to use, and they are mainly used to defend cities and camps.

Ma Jun, the great inventor of the Wei State at the end of the Han Dynasty, improved it on the basis of it, making it a terrifying weapon that could fire fifty arrows in a row, and its power was very amazing.

However, due to this, the production process is extremely complex, and the arrows used must also be customized, so they are not mass-produced and promoted, and then they are directly lost.

The bow crossbow is a powerful and lethal weapon that is commonly used because it doesn't require much training to operate.

Even a new recruit can quickly become a master of crossbows, and the accuracy is high enough to kill an armored knight who has spent a lifetime training in combat.

At some point (especially for knights), the crossbow is considered an illegitimate weapon because it requires very little skill to operate.

Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart) was shot twice by a crossbow arrow and died of his wounds the second time.

The death of such a great figure at the hands of an ordinary soldier was simply appalling for a nobleman.

For this reason, in the twelfth century, the Pope tried to ban the use of crossbows on the grounds of cruelty. The reason for prohibiting the possession of bows and crossbows in ancient China is the same.

Isn't it a great irony that a weapon is forbidden to be used for all sorts of high-sounding reasons when it is powerful enough to threaten the life of a ruler?

The various characteristics of the bow and crossbow are suitable for the use of a group of Wang Tian with weak force value.

With a bow and crossbow in hand, I have it in the world! Wang Tian, who was holding a crossbow in his hand, felt that within the dantian, there was a mighty righteousness emanating from the limbs and veins, and a sense of security that came from relying on powerful weapons was born from this.

Weapons such as bows and arrows, crossbows, bed crossbows, production tools such as looms, curved ploughs, water mills, and hydraulic presses, and even steam engines are not a problem as long as there are materials.

As an engineer who graduated from mechatronics, it is basically not difficult to invent, design, and manufacture them.

Wang Tian suddenly felt that as a traverser who had tragically traveled to the primitive tribe, although he did not have a golden finger or a system, God was still not thin on him, and this brain in his later life would guide him forward like a golden finger......