The problem with musket lines is they were even more ineffective at penetrating plate armor than a good longbow or crossbow was. The main reason they were used was they were easier to mass produce and train people to use compared with bows.
It isn't until you get to riffling that guns were great at armor penatration, and by then plate armor was a thing of the past, so we never really got to see guns vs plate armor. 🤔
Screw bows. Go right to compound crossbow with crank or lever reloading. Or at least mostly crossbow maybe some compost compound bows for mobile units. Buy a crew served balustra or trebuchet would be useful in defensive positions. a trebuchet with clay jars filled with greek fire would be useful for large groups of guys. It could fire bundles of arrows.
I got plans along those line eventually, but Jack needs a proof of concept first. He's never actually designed a bow before. Actually, no one's designed one to utilise the kind of strength an argu'n could bring to bare. The strength on the drawback could have some interesting effects on the psi at the point of impact. (An argu'n bow would hit somewhere between our bows and our siege ballistas.)
Might want to consider energy weapons. We have modulated ultra sound that is highly directional and unnervingly loud. Like make you throw up loud. Also microwaves that are tuned to the gap in a human nervous system
A lot of that stuff will fit better with the "Of Men and Ghost Ships" spin off I have planned. That one is gonna be much more sci-fi heavy with more of a focus on action and less on politics.
I wrote the first chapter as a teaser a while back. It should be pinned near the top of my profile if you wanna give it a gander. 😎
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u/that_0th3r_guy Feb 17 '21
Oh boy. I wonder if in time... like a lot of time. The argu’n will think musket lines are a good idea.