03-27-2013, 12:09 AM
Hello, Michael and all,
The longer the range at which arrows are shot, the more need for determining the direction and speed of the wind. This seems the logical reason the draco was invented. On the steppes, as well as in Roman battle situations, long range shooting was often the norm. We to often think of a quick raid ending with a "Parthian shot," like what was done to Darius by the Scythians and Sauromatae, but arrows came from all ranges and angles through all the ages. :whistle:
The longer the range at which arrows are shot, the more need for determining the direction and speed of the wind. This seems the logical reason the draco was invented. On the steppes, as well as in Roman battle situations, long range shooting was often the norm. We to often think of a quick raid ending with a "Parthian shot," like what was done to Darius by the Scythians and Sauromatae, but arrows came from all ranges and angles through all the ages. :whistle:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
