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    and I went with it. I remember Pop getting a new crossbow. He smoked and he didn’t think a deer would come into his stand‚ so we would ride in the truck and road hunt. We came up on a buck and Pop pulled the crossbow to the window. When he pulled the trigger‚ the arms of the crossbow bent forward. The arrow hit the deer and bounced off. The crossbow tore Pop’s mirror and got stuck in the window. We drove home to my dad with the crossbow hanging out the window and Dad just died out laughing

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    machine that fires projectiles by storing and quickly releasing energy. Catapults originated from the crossbow. As the crossbow increased in size‚ the weapon evolutionized into a machine‚ and the increase in size brought on changes in operation. The earliest known catapults were built and launched by the Greeks in 400 BC‚ and these catapults resembled something much like a large crossbow. This first crossbow was called the Gastraphete; the Greeks were so impressed by the destruction caused by the Gastraphete

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    person have you put yourself in the place of? I am holding on very firmly to my crossbow‚ occasionally accidentallt bumping inot other soldiers beside me because of all of the chaos happening. 2. What does this person smell? I can smell the salty sea water in the air. 3. What does this person see? I see other fellow Turkish Soldiers surrounded around me. We all have weapons in our hands‚ whether it’s a crossbow‚ swords and shields‚ or spears. Most of the men are on the ship‚ but other’s are

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    giant. The company is trying to produce the entire range on the market bows and crossbows. In the beginning of its path BOWTECH has tried maximally to absorb the brands‚ extending its presence on the market through mergers and acquisitions‚ that is‚ the method of financial asset management. The Company actively has evolved on several fronts‚ even by duplicating the market niches. BOWTECH develops the crossbows and produces the budget bows. Over time‚ the company has managed to place their

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    generally considered in light of the knight and the nobility. The nobility‚ fighting as heavy cavalry‚ had exerted a tremendous influence on the battlefield. In spite of the pressures brought to bear on the knight by the increased use of the longbow‚ crossbow‚ handgun‚ and pike‚ heavy cavalry continued to play an absolutely essential role on the battlefield. The 14th-16th century saw great chanteys in weapons and armor‚ not because they "evolved" per se‚ but because they changed to maintain their

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    and range of a crossbow. Catapults were used to launch objects; these objects were either launched at the walls to cause great damage to the fortifications or were launched over the wall to effect on the population within the walls. Catapults were also used to throw objects at enemies. The Ballista is basically a giant crossbow. To have been created by the Greeks and later modified by the Romans. The Ballista was created to increase the range and power of the crossbow‚ and was the first

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    Chinese Jin Dynasty and came to Europe during the Middle Ages. Some argue that the stirrup was one of the basic tools used to create and spread modern civilization‚ possibly as important as the wheel or printing press. The Crossbow The Middle Ages invention of the crossbow applied engineering to the short bow. The weapons used during the Middle Ages included

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    king Harold Godwinson have prepared the finest war party including‚ 1‚000 Archers and 1‚000 Knights and around 5‚000 Infantry with a total of around 7‚000 troops. 3. Troop Archer Knights (Cavalry) Infantry Commander Role Attack opposite side using crossbows. Attack other knights using horses and fight

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    The middle ages were a period of time in medieval europe that ranged from the 5th century to the 15th century. They came to be after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 C.E. Armor is sheets or pieces of metal that warriors or soldiers would wear into battle to protect their body‚ Knights in medieval ages normally wore chainmail armour. A lance is a pole like weapon that was made for the purpose by a horseback knight or warrior. It was known as a military or sporting weapon‚ depending on

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    Analyse the significance during the Three Kingdoms reign in China. The Three Kingdom period consists of the Kingdom of Wei‚ Kingdom of Shu and Kingdom of Wu. As a single dynasty‚ the Three Kingdoms Period originated in 220 AD when the Kingdom of Wei replaced the Eastern Han Dynasty which took place in 25 AD-220 AD. The Three Kingdom dynasty ended at 280 AD when the Kingdom of Wu was defeated by the Court of Jin. It is considered to be a special historical period full of power struggles and sophisticated

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