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Created by Al and Dave for War and Peace class Ages of Warfare unit presentation 2011
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Medieval Warfare
Alaric Wrasman Dave Sizer
Melee Weapons
Swords - Most famous weapons. Associated with knights and chivalry Single-handed: Accompanied by a shield, light. Could not penetrate heavy armor until later. Good against unarmored units. Were not cleaned thus infections common Two handed: Much heavier. Units carrying these were heavily armored to compensate for lack of shield. Slow, but powerful. Could cut a man in two, armor included.
Melee Weapons (cont.)
Hammers - were another of the many weapons used. Could knock over an enemy with armor. Variations became more effective, though still no match for two-handed sword. Thus, used by mainly poor or under-supplied soldiersDaggers - small, sharp blades. Used as a backup for armored units, but mainly archers in close contact. Could penetrate light armor; kill instantly if no armor present
Archers
Bows - most common long ranged weapon. IncludedRegular bow - most standard, was effective and could be fired quicklyLong bow - developed by the English. Longer, more powerful, killed in a single shot, became popular because of thisCrossbow - came later. So effective it was banned, but used anyway. Could shoot and kill a moving target easily
Infantry
–Light Armor
–Light Weaponry
–Formations -Wall -Circle / Crescent -Square / Triangle
Knights
–Cavalry of the era
–Swords, sometimes bows
–Training begins at 7
–Fought for lords
Siege Engines – 1
–Trebuchet -Man-powered -Counterweight –Onager / Mangonel -Torsion-powered
Siege Engines – 2
–Siege Tower -Castle raids -Holds infantry –Battering Ram -Tree trunk with metal head -Built to penetrate structures
Castles
–Easy to defend -Built on hills, peninsulae, etc.
–Difficult to capture –Thick-walled–Susceptible to gunpowder weaponry
The Advent of Gunpowder
–Traditional warfare changed dramatically -Knights / Archers -Peasants -Castles
–Invented in China, ~900BC –Scare tactics –Bombard -Large caliber -Heavy / flammable projectiles
Battles
–Hastings, 1066 -Mass of knights
–Sluys -Extent of navy
–Agincourt, 1453 -Mud vs. cavalry
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