Anti-Mounted Shills

I suppose it could be done.

But they just didn't do it.

That's probably what /his/ is saying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_longbow#Battle_formations

>In summary, however, the usual English deployment in the 14th and 15th centuries was as follows:

>Infantry (usually dismounted knights and armoured soldiers employed by the nobles and often armed with pole weapons such as pollaxes and bills) in the centre.

>Longbowmen were usually deployed primarily on the flanks, sometimes to the front.

>Cavalry was rarely used but, where deployed, either on the flanks (to make or protect against flank attacks), or in the centre in reserve, to be deployed as needed (for example, to counter any breakthroughs).

>>1689464
>trusting a board that believes the catholic church was the main force behind the renaissance

/his/ - History Memes

Sure you can shoot a longbow from horseback.

But why the fuck would you need to when deployed in an army like this:

>>1689571

You don't need to shoot your longbow from horseback. It would be fucking stupid.

It would be a lot smarter to be on foot and take better aim, protected by your comrades in close formation.

The fact that nobody ever did proves it's a shitty idea. That's not even a question. The question is WHY was it a shitty idea?

>>1689464
an idea of cavalry is gaurantee a +1-0 ko before losing your mount

and archery is about tactics, hit and run, maneuverability, higher rates of fire in chaotic or compact places

longbows is about melting memes