Bows, crossbows and arrows that armed medieval archers, from the English longbow to the Japanese yumi and the Chinese repeating crossbow. A weapon belongs here when its cited article describes it as a bow, crossbow or arrow. It excludes siege engines that throw heavier missiles. Archers formed the main missile force of most medieval armies, and the different traditions, English, Japanese and Chinese, show how bow design followed local materials, training and tactics.
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Wikipedia: Longbow
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A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a long draw possible.
Wikipedia: Arbalest
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The arbalest (also arblast), a variation of the crossbow, came into use in Europe around the 12th century.
Wikipedia: Chu-ko-nu
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The repeating crossbow (Chinese: 連弩; pinyin: Lián Nǔ), also known as the repeater crossbow, and the Zhuge crossbow (Chinese: 諸葛弩; pinyin: Zhūgě nǔ, also romanized Chu-ko-nu) due to its association with the Three Kingdoms-era strategist Zhuge Liang (181-234 AD), is a crossbow invented during the Warring States period in China that combined the bow spanning, bolt placing, and shooting actions into one motion.
Wikipedia: Yumi
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Yumi (弓) is the Japanese term for a bow.
Wikipedia: Kabura-ya
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Kabura-ya (鏑矢; lit. 'turnip[-headed] arrow') is a type of Japanese arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.
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