HANDS ON HISTORY - THE CROSSBOW
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- Go back in time and watch as experts wield the crossbow - a powerful weapon that dominated warfare in the 14th century Norman period. Stronger, and with cheaper ammunition than the longbow, crossbows were the weapon of choice to turn the tide of battle. Delve deeper into the Norman history and get a sneak peak into unlockable, exclusive content for Age of Empires IV.
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Age of Empires is really doing History Channel better than History Channel now.
You should check other games own versions of history Channel like world of warships, war thunder and world of tanks that have a lot of own videos made, made by their devs too like age of empires devs, this three games are mostly about the first half of the XX century warfare (you know first world War, second world War and the cold War) also check other sources like the Chieftain something like that I don't remember the name of this military expert youtuber about tanks and some ships
Practically anyone does history better than History Channel nowadays, including plenty of free (and far better than this) TH-cam channels.
Age of Empires: "Fine. I'll do it myself."
All we are missing are aoe4 ancient aliens perhaps we could get a campaign on that if we could get history channel to blanda up with thq
@@coolsolder we already had that with aoe3 and the whole fountain of youth bit.
Now I know why Genoase Crossbowman brought a shield
I never thought about that at all wow
They were from Genova but the shield was from Pavia lol
This was wild. Nerf Crossbows.
Always thought it strange the video didn't begin with the origin on crossbows. They were invented and mass manufactured in China during the late Spring Autumn but especially during the Warring States period.
They also pioneered the technique of using the legs to load very stiff crossbows. These were in use 1500 years before appearing in Europe.
Heck, even the self reloading crossbow was pioneered in China that allowed semiautomatic fire at the expense of accuracy.
@@slslbbn4096 Who ever told you that info must've been paid by China or something.
The earliest confirmed crossbows in the west came from the Greeks in 399 B.C. Not so far from the Chinese Spring and Autumn period.
These noobs below seem to have no idea who are you LOL.
Papa was try to ban crossbows =)
@@AlphaSections 771 to 476 BCE Late Spring Autumn period of China is oldier than 399 B.C. period of Greeks. Also hello Drongo.
I always thought it was weird that in final fantasy tactic. You can carry shield as offhand when using crossbow. Now it makes sense.
“Now crossbowmen I want you to fire three rounds a minute in any weather” 😂
The belt extension was wild. And it doubles as a bottle opener.
These are rather interesting. Gives me hope that I'll be equally drawn into the unique style of campaigns that AoE 4 is doing.
I love how you just place some really random item to get shot at, I saw the Mongol one and they were shooting at sack of potatoes. This time we are shooting at jelly, completely shocking to me. May I suggest roasted whole chicken for the next target?
Why I love this novelty history shorts, it's interesting AoE4 is taking a "historical accuracy" approach when boiling oil defense is a upgrade in the game when it is largely just a myth kept alive by tv and Hollywood, as well as the other liberties they have taken
I think it’s just meant to simulate the fact that people defending a keep would throw all kinds of things at attackers. I view the in-game “boiling oil” as a catch-all term including hot sand, water, etc.
@@daniellipko710 I think that's a fair way to think about it. AoE has admitted over their history that their focus isn't to be completely historically precise, but to be close enough to be realistic and still fun.
Can we just appreciate how badass both these gentlemen look, specially while walking away with their crossbows on their shoulders?! They handle their weapons like seasoned warriors
Gordon is my uncle,he pretty much is a seasoned warrior 👌😂
If they are talking about the history of crossbows, at least more should be talked about Chinese crossbows, with the earliest archeological evidence in 650 B.C. The chinese were still using crossbows during the medieval period, along with early firearms
It was mass issued too by that period too, my armies were feared for our crossbows!
@@biggusballuz5405 yes i actually reproduced a qin han crossbow this week, 120lb@28, if you want to check it
true, chinese warfare history is amazing. Kinda sad it's overshadowed by european warfare history.
I think they chose to focus on English history for convenience reasons, it can be a bit overwhelming to try to cover all of the World History and may lead to lots of inaccuracies. Especially when your aimed public is of Anglo-Saxon culture and doesn't necessarily have foreign references.
Because speaking of crossbow even in Europe they could have talked about Genoese and Bohemian ones, let alone the Chinese Chu-ko-nu that made my childhood in AoE2.
It’s worth mentioning that the first crossbow in Europe was made in Greece in the 5th century so the European focus here makes sense
That used it was inspirational from the movie "Timeline" (2003)!! O_O
We’re crossbow bolts cheaper due to needing less craftsmanship due to them being shorter and heavier compare to an arrow?
Probably didn't need as high quality of fletching either, since you weren't shooting as far away. Maybe.
They were probably cheaper when they had wooden fletchings, and plenty, if not most bolts in late Medieval period had wooden fletching.
With feather fletching they would be about as laborious to make.
I can't see any reason why they would need "less craftsmanship due to being shorter.
@@lscibor in the same way you'd need less cooking to make a small pizza rather than a big one, I suppose?
Every Bow that is used with mediterranean relese needs arrows with correct stiffnes to it. Arrows aren't in line with the bow centre, so they need to flex to fly straight. In case of crossbows, a bolt is guided by groove, so it's spine is not important. Also it's easyer to find optimaly grained and knotless piece of wood if it can be shorter.
The crossbow was a great equalizer. You didn't need years of training to use it (unlike the bow)
¡Y durante el siglo de Oro español se siguió utilizando! Aunque poco a poco fue perdiendo preeminencia frente a las armas de fuego
Se compensaban mutuamente, la ballesta hacia las bajas y las de fuego desmoralizaban al enemigo, saludos
That just isn't the case historically. Crossbows in Europe were used by very expensive and skilled mercenaries. That's it. It was never a weapon of militias or untrained people in Europe
@@MarcRitzMD What about proper Norman (or French in general) armies? I'm guessing at least lords and kings could afford to arm their men with crossbows
@@AR-xs8ym Norman is very different from French or the Hundred Years War. Normans used composite crossbows and they were pathetic. Not s game changer in any way. During the Hundred Years War, the French hired Genoese Crossbowmen. Expensive, highly trained mercenaries
@@MarcRitzMD Ohh. I thought Normans were basically French as we know them today.
I knew about crossbow! I mained Rhodock in Mount and Blade: Warbands!
Rhodock sergeants with swadian knights
Then, you are brother! My favourite faction.
The composite bow on crossbows was also much more powerfull than a steel bow with the same draw weight as the limbs were much lighter and you could have a longer powerstroke as you wouldnt have such a risk of the bow breaking which was a major concern with steel crossbows. Essentially the steel crossbows big advantage was that it could be more powerful than a wooden crossbow yet still be a lot cheaper than a composite crossbow.
More, please.
Wow the crossbows looks so OP!!!
Balanced by rate of fire and range
They should have also covered? Chinese crossbows since China has been using them since before the Qin Dynasty. The first Emperor of China had a massive army built off using powerful crossbows.
Yeah I'm surprised china didn't get a shout out for literally inventing the damn thing. Good fun video regardless.The thing was shooting around the middle kingdom almost a thousand years before it became prolific in Europe.
Aah yes, the thumb trick!
The French in Vikings: haha crossbow reload goes brrrrrrrrrrrrr
You can add crossbow unit and delete the bowmen in the Aoe4 Holy Roman Empire faction or for the France :)
Wow!!! History channel!!!
Got more of this
That windlass crossbow at the beginning looks like Tod Cutler crossbow.
Tell Jesus to win my war against Satan for me using this nasty yet powerful weapon to win it against him!
Xbows are the shotguns in the medieval times
Interesting video but the crossbow with the windlass that you showed looks more like a 15th century style crossbow
Wood crossbows can be very powerful, they allow for a further draw than a steel crossbow would and the limbs can hold up to over 100lbs of draw weight.
Wood crossbows seem to typically be a bit larger and bulkier than light steel crossbows, but they are probably just as powerful. All though they wouldn't compare much to the windlass style 1000+lbs crossbows.
Firmly I believe wood crossbows were very good weapons and in some ways better than many steel kind. In the norman period they had to penetrate or atleast cause significant damage to maille and gambeson and I believe they'd have been used at long range somewhat effectively.
Were the limbs made of iron or early steel?
Excellent
adoro esses mini documentários
Okay what's the difference between crossbow man and archer in aoe4? They both use arrow,
They both trained in archery range.
Did archer better than crossbow?
Or archer good vs something that crossbow didn't? Or vice versa?
Crossbow is good against heavy armored units, archers against light
@@Mochido89 thanks for answering.
Those heavy /light armored units can be infantry, cavalry, archery and siege units?
How do I know if the unit heavy /light armored?
@@am3nnet The spear line is light, the sword and shield line is heavy, similar light and heavy units among cavalry and archers. You can check the armor type of the unit by clicking on it and seeing its stats. Eventually you will recognize visually.
@@riseALK woah thanks for the hints
Video did not start with "HA HA HA HA HA. Let me show you it's features!"
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Ah yes....We still need that instant Legolas to be implemented in the game!!!
Surely something like this wont be annoying in a video game because its actually slow to shoot because you need to draw it first therefore making it impossible to shoot fast at the speed of 0.3 second right ?
Be great if Age of Empires did a similar thing with The American Civil War.
In general only Americans care about the American Civil War. Don't think such a specific game would sell much. Also Age of Empires 3.
Age of Mythology: Definitive Edition when?
AOM needs a second game, not a DE
@@AlamRigotti Yeah! I wish for an Age of Mithology 2 with new civilizations and Gods (Romans, Chinese, Indian, maybe?) and maybe new features 😀
@@AlamRigotti It needs both ^^
@@alejandro_esva I mean they already have Chinese gods with the DLC. Perhaps Celtic or Slavic.
The real question is. What do crossbowman counter? Infantry or Cav?
They counter armored units, cav or infantry.
Neither, without a screening force.
In AoE4 they counter armored units while in AoE3 they counter heavy infantry and die hard to Cav .
Lierrey: "Yes."
The one taking cover behind a shield is french unique units crossbow man in aoe4 right?
Yes. Arbaletrier.
Also the Genoese Crossbowman in AOE2
AAAAHHHH how much I LOVE this! Thanks for going these extra miles for amazing content and education!
Whats ur IG?
@@roballister5269 not sure what you mean? Instagram? Ingame name? xD
@@ArtemizPlayz LMAO you can give both. Simps such as myself and Rob here would like to follow you on everywhere XD (jus kiddin)
@@roballister5269 girls dont play AOE, stop simping
00:51 02:00
Published exactly at 4:00 pm
14: Start the game already!
No Tod's Workshop here?
Missed opportunity.
indeed
Tod was involved in this.
@@gordonsummers106 aag nice, do you have a source?
@@davidsnoek8686 Apart from us shooting his crossbows and his being there as an important part of the team as we filmed it?
@@gordonsummers106 Oh I haven't seen everything yet. Great!
Oh man..............if they can do a war elephant episode...............
alot of people dont know that the chinese invented the crossbow. Many people mislead others by saying that the europeans invented them first which is false given that the chinese invented them during the bc period. More people should know this.
Why? Who tf cares?
Originated from Tatar Bow
That's a strange hour to post videos
That certainly depends on where in the world you’re living.
it's only 20:00 here
And when was the iron crossbow introduced?
About 1400.
Wow, powerful weapon. I hope that they will send one along for the deluxe edition of the game.
Crossbows: easy to build, easy to use, longer range, more stopping power, slow reload time, cumbersome
Bow: harder to produce, years of training, shorter range, rapid fire, light weight
The bow is also heavily reliant on the archer's energy. A fatigued archer would make more mistakes than a fatigued crossbowman.
It's interesting that so many people think that bows were generally easier/cheaper than crossbow.
It was absolutely not the case.
Crossbow is basically bow + many additional parts. It's going to require more work than bare bow kind of by definition.
Particularly when some more complicated spanning device is added into equation.
Ireally enjoy these videos.
Age of Mythology DE would be the biggest age game yet.
Honestly? If AoE4 does well. I wouldn't be surprised if AoM 2 might happen one day.
Holy molly it's really interesting.
Crossbow are still used in modern periods by military and police because it won’t cause explosion or heat or loud sound.
History Channel: Let's focus on scripted reality shows.
Video Game Companies: Some ones gotta teach these damn kids.
Yes now please buff Genoese Crossbowmen.
In the game, eight civilizations use the same European crossbow. lol
True. lmao.
Crossbows began in China, and spread out from there to Europe and places. Most Eurasian civs had crossbowmen by 1200 AD.
@@124akshat Uhh, the point is European style of crossbows. Same windlass European crossbow for every civ.
@@124akshat Crossbows were developed independantly in China and Greece. The later medieval crossbow is likely a rediscovery of the ancient European crossbow and unrelated to the Chinese one.
@@stsk1061 the earlest crossbows are likely stone age africa. the chinese mass produced crossbows during the bronze-iron age while the greeks used them as niche artillery weapons
No wonder battles took so long in the past. They spent half their day reloading their weapons.
5 shots per minute with the spanning belt is possible.
Allah Hu Akbar.
i thought i was in discover channel 😂
Some crossbows have a built-in lever to pull the string back. Peter Jackson decided to use this in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
What castle is that?
It didn't dominate more than any other. Norman period, wth.
Even 1500 lbs siege crossbows were only as powerful as warbows. Everyone who has done the least bit of research knows it.
I wish you guys would stop faffing us with this stuff and focus more on fixing up the game itself, which is hardly ready for release. Being unable to select individual units in the task bar, missing stances, ditto formations, having to hover over the market to see the price, being unable to ungarrison individual units, not having a patrol option, hotkey customization, zoom customization, unit responsiveness and the multiple missing critical features (no ranked play or scenario editor on launch, really?!!) are all hugely important. Homing projectiles is more of a balance issue that I'm willing to cut you some slack on, albeit not so much on siege. And mind that I've said nothing about the art style or UI here, since I get that opinions would differ on those, and even mostly accepted your decision on how projectiles ought to work in this game. But there's just so much that's undercooked right now it's not even funny.
Game developers are definitely the same people working in PR making these videos
/s
@@Zapnl Those same PR people have been choosing to highlight these mini-documentary bits over actual gameplay, and now are continuing to do so rather than highlighting responses to feedback - cos all of things mentioned have already been pointed out by many others before, with nary a response (save for a minute adjustment to zoom that's more of a slap in the face than an actual change). In PR terms, even if they aren't going to change any of these things, they can very well be upfront about that by uploading a video talking about them and explaining why.
@@ArawnOfAnnwn Just stop it. There is enough gameplay out now. I get your point month ago but not anymore..
@@ArawnOfAnnwn They're doing show matches and civ overviews every week...
Not even a month to release and we still stuck at concept vids and beta tests…cyber punk music intensifies
They're having show matches and civ overviews every week...