Sage-Tips

Can a longbow penetrate plate armor?

Well, first of all a real longbow can penetrate steel armor, as long as the arrowhead is made of forged, hardened steel. Real longbows were made of yew and were really big, like taller than a man. They were very expensive and took special training of many years to use properly.

What are Bodkin point arrows used for?

Bodkin tipped arrows were used primarily as armor penetrating weapons and were able to penetrate chain mail and to some degree plate mail. The elongated, sharpened point and thin head was able to penetrate and separate the links of chain mail.

Can armor stop an arrow?

BALTIMORE — Army scientists are working on a liquid body armor for clothing that stays flexible during normal use but can harden to stop a projectile when hit suddenly. Scientists recently had an archer shoot arrows at it to see how well the liquid boosted the strength of a Kevlar vest.

Can arrows pierce Kevlar?

You can be absolutely assured that if you wear Kevlar to an Archery duel, the arrows will be unlikely to come out your back. They WILL puncture every tissue in your body and scramble every organ but hey – kevlar! Kevlar ain’t the magical armour some people think it is.

Can “bodkin” arrowheads pierce armor?

Some of you will be aware of similar experiments carried out over the last 30 years, which have concluded that “Bodkin” arrowheads were not able to pierce plate armour, and so the hail of arrows was used more to break up enemy formations.

How far can an arrow penetrate armor?

Such arrows were found to be able to penetrate plate armour at ranges up to 200 meters, enough to kill, or seriously wound the wearer. How did this girl break the private jet industry with just $250?

How effective is armor against a longbow?

With a slight change in padding, this armour would be comfortable and very protective against the longbow with any arrowhead. Most soldiers on the battlefield would have been at risk from the longbow. The average archer would have had the tools to wound or kill most armour types.

Why were longbow arrows so important in medieval warfare?

Secondly, a longbow arrow didn’t have to kill, wound or even penetrate the armor to become an important factor on the battle field. It wasn’t just a matter of arrows either growing deep into flesh or bouncing off.