Yumi Bow Vs Plate Armor

The yumi is the largest bow in the world.

Yumi bow vs plate armor. The yumi is a tall asymmetrical bow with the grip about one third the distance from the lower tip with the upper and lower curves differing in shape. If you are already an experienced archer with a longbow recurve bow or compound bow it will be tricky to shoot a yumi as the feeling is quite different as is the technique. The yumi is an asymmetrical bow and i absolutely love how it looks. A prior rain had ruined the bow strings of genoan crossbowmen while the muddy.

The best bow vs armor test i ve ever seen a response duration. The lower part hankyū is shorter than the upper part daikyū. The bow is traditionally made from laminated bamboo wood and leather. I can fire a 160 lb bow all day though after just 6 shots of my 200 lb bow i m knackered.

I am familiar with the english welsh longbow having made many and shot them for years. Joe gibbs states in these two videos. The truth about full plate armor duration. Medieval vs modern crossbows bows ballistic gel tests.

In agincourt like the battle of nagashino the main advantage of english archery was that the terrain was advantageous. This is the reason why heavy arrows were shoot at short ranges with powerful bows. Bow vs armor is an old debate also found in western europe. Pieter geerkens feb 28 at 1 21.

Nobody would consider historically accurate the tests done against a full set of european plate armor in the same price range. Even direct hits aren t penetrating plate breastplate but without a jupon the flying debris is injuring horses and others nearby if lesser armoured. Bow was shooting 80g 2 8oz arrows at 55ms 180fps at 10m giving 123j and 52ms 170fps 109j at 25m. 60 pounds is about as much as i can enjoy pulling i have not had an opportunity to shoot a yumi but i.

Arrows vs armour medieval myth. English longbows vs late medieval plate armour. However not the heavy warbows of historical battles. The yumi was an ancient japanese bow.

New bows and crossbows tested on butted and. It was the long range weapon of the samurai. The yumi is always supposed to be taller than the man who wields it. In real life tests against well crafted plate it would not have been able to penetrate armor but then again neither would have the yumi.