Who were the first to use a bow in modern warfare?

Question

I know the Hun developed the recurve and were the first to use it in war, but where the asians the first to develop the long bow?

Answer 1

There are Neolithic paintings that can be interpreted as showing some kind of bow being used. Horse herding tribesmen in Central Asia developed the recurve bow for use on horseback, and became devastatingly efficient light cavalry. The first Horse Empires were controlled by the Scythians, who left some wonderful tombs containing superb gold objects. The Huns came a few hundred years later. Contrary to the answer given above, Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire came some 500 years after the Huns. The classic longbow was probably developed in Wales. Despite the Robin Hood films it was highly inaccurate albeit powerful. It was normally employed in battle by massing archers, who then shot into the air so that a storm of arrows would rain down on approaching formations. Properly times and done this was a very effective method.

Answer 2

The use of the bow in modern warfare goes back a long time, back to the Greeks or earlier. The true mastery of the bow as a weapon of warfare was probably the English longbow, which could reportedly puncture a knights armor at 50-60 yards, and with a good marksman, could be accurate out to 300 yards.

Answer 3

You're correct in saying that they developed the recurve, however they were not the first to use it in warfare. Does the name Gengis Kahn ring any bells? Two hunderd years before the huns developed the recurve he was rogue leader in Mongolia who came to power and eventually united a nation under him. The design of bow used by the horse archers in his army were copied from the bow's of skirmishes with Chinese longbowmen, who had invented it in as early as the 2nd Chinese dynasty.

Answer 4

Sone sort of bow somewhere has been used pretty well throughout recorded history, so the answer would depend on your definitions. What do you consider "modern," for instance? It does annoy me, though, to see movies with crossbows appearing in England before the Norman Conquest, for instance.

Answer 5

the indians ( native americans )

Answer 6

RAMBO lol