Infantry

At the age of 12, I was introduced to the sport of archery through my middle school. I was fortunate enough to shoot in tournaments around the country for four years, not only winning in my state of Texas but other states too. Shooting for my school drove me towards the sport of Bowhunting, and by doing this I found my passion. Through my passion for archery and bowhunting, I would make a business where I could design and manufacture compound bows for both tournament use and hunting. I believe…

Who Would Win in a battle between a Samurai and a Knight? Knights and Samurai are interesting people to look into. They’re both warriors and loyal people. But do you ever wonder who would in a battle? I personally stand out of the crowd with a few people and believe that knights will win in a battle and this can be seen in their training, weapons and armor, and codes. The first way that knights have an advantage is heavy armor. According to document d, it says “A knight’s armor can weigh 40 to…

“Jump,” they said, I Jumped off the paddle boat as the cold water rose to my knees. My heart beat fast inside my chest “Duck,” they said, small spinning bullets flew around me as I rolled onto the shore. “Fire,” they said, the noise of piercing gunshots rung in my ears. Soldiers fell like flies. Their blood stained the sand. Their blood, as red as the poppies in the fields ahead. I looked up only to see a huge sandy cliff, lined with Turkish soldiers and guns pointed right at us. I was only 19.…

One weapon the English used, leading them to many victories, was the English longbow which was hard to master and use. The english longbow impressed the kings of England, making it very popular when it was first used in the Battle of Crecy. The kings of England were so impressed by the longbows that they encountered from expeditions against Wales, that they adopted it and ordered the people of every village to practice it regularly. By the time the Battle of Crecy came, the longbow that they…

Sometimes artillery is known as “The Queen of the Battlefield” (Revolutionary war antiques). Artillery served as a vital role in the actions at Valley Forge due to the weapons power and range. Given the weigh and bulkiness of the cannons, it was very tough to move them from battlefield to battlefield without numerous amounts of personnel. The main cannons used during the Revolutionary War were the “mobile three pounder and the six pounder” (weapons used in the Rev. War). One of the major leaders…

I look around the battlefield looking uneasy. In every direction, I catch a glimpse of death. Death is everywhere. Death is laying next to me waiting for my time to come. Death is next to my fallen comrade slowly taking his soul away with every subsequent second. I am terrified to think that my time can come any second. War has been much worst than I could have ever imagined.The visibility on the battlefield is close to none. Dirt, gunpowder, blood, and ammunition flying in the air. When my ears…

During the Hundred Years War, armor development began to change in response to the advancement of weaponry and infantry tactics, and, as a result, new fighting techniques were adopted to counter better armed and armored infantry (Villalon and Kagay). Large standing shields were employed to protect against arrow onslaughts during battle. Over time, shields shrank in size and use, morphing from the kite style to the heater…

I was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 13 April 1967. My father was a Christchurch businessman, and my mother was from a farm roughly 30 miles from the city. Both sides of the family had immigrated to New Zealand from the UK and Ireland in the mid 1800s. During my early childhood I spent a great deal of time on the farm, and only wanted to grow up to be a farmer. My family moved away from Christchurch in 1970 to the deep south of New Zealand’s South Island. Invercargill is a small city…

The arming sword is a single handed cross shaped sword with common use between 1000 and 1350. Arming swords are generally considered to be a successor of swords used by Vikings. Typically used with a shield or buckler, the arming sword was the standard issue in the military. Knight’s commonly used them until technological changes led to the longswords popularity. The arming sword was overall a light, versatile weapon. It was capable of both cutting and thrusting in combat; and usually has…

Hunting tools the salado indian’s used Have you ever thought about how the salado people killed animals to eat and feed their families? Well I will be talking about how they did that today and tell you about the tricks and techniques they have up their sleeve. Well, there was something called a dart point; they would either put the dart point on a long stick and make it a spear or put them on an arrow so they could shoot it with a bow. There are different sizes of dart points used depending…