| We have done some tests, although not as extensive as Alan's suggestions, and it would be good to revisit them sometime with some heavier bows.
We were working with The Mary Rose Trust for a student working on his thesis, and I haven't published any results because I am waiting for the thesis to be published and marked before I make the findings public elsewhere.
The tests were more concerned with what was possible regarding accuracy and timings of longbows and crossbows, and what was possible regarding the space needed to shoot rather than range and penetration. (We have done our own range and penetration tests with our bows, but not as part of these tests)
The bows used were a mixture of warbows, and victorian style bows ranging in weight up to 90lbs. The crossbow was 250lbs and spanned with a goats foot lever.
I'll let you know more when I can
Daniel |