Could this device have changed medieval European history?
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- Jason investigates a device, the instant Legolas, from Joerg Sprave Slingsht Channel, that could have been attached to a longbow and tests how practical it would be to use from horseback.
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Presenter Jason Kingsley OBE
With thanks to Jörg Sprave of The Slingshot Channel
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Imagine Joerg at a medieval court, presenting one of his inventions. "my liege, let me show you its features".
King: Very well. Let me reward you. Sir Ilyn, bring me his head!
@@timothyswag3594 And that's how a Lannister king was transformed into a porcupine . . .
Dont forget Joergs signature bellowing laugh “HA HA HA!” Always three. Always wonderful
He would have been burned for witchcraft.
@@phantomarbiter176 imagine that sound echoing thru the long and dark alleys in a castle. You sure will run
"Let me explain how this actually works"
Translated to German: Let me show you it's features.
Don't forget the laugh. *:)*
Thats not germanian.
@@turkoositerapsidi That's where you're wrong
@@onionring1531 Looks more lik english.
This fucking killed me XD
I can't believe that after thousands of years someone actually made a genuine technological improvement on the humble bow. And all too late for it to be used in modern warfare.
Not too late if added in games
Well if you look at modern archery, there have been plenty of improvements. Compound bows and such
only one way to pass a gun ban, frame it as a return to swords and bows
Not quite too late, ever heard of Mad Jack? We can do it again.
Arrows go through sandbags better than a lot of bullets.
I like that this content is absolutely honest in its presentation, the presenter presents no illusions about what he knows, doesn't know, and what he is not a master at. The genuine conveying of the knowledge they possess and the honest expression of the experiences felt through the video is quite refreshing. I wish this was the golden standard, it is to me.
Thanks for your support!
Yeah it has like an organic feel . Like we are learning with the host .. not just being explained at
I watched the whole thing because the good feeling that the presenter gave to his presentation.
and it's never too late to start something new.
Great video! I am happy that it works so well for you.
Thanks, oh great engineering wizard!
I'm sure there are a load more "what if" devices you can both come up with. This was a very unexpected, but fantastic collaboration!
Have you patented this? Could it even be patented? I think I need to subscribe to your channel.
@@dbmail545 if you see one of his latest video, he goes into detail about why he wont patent these ideas. Sad, but thats the reality :(
You should send him the improved version to try out.
And there upon the hill, a hulking figure appeared and with a booming voice said: "LET ME SHOW YOU IT'S FEATURES!!!"
This is glorious! I will have to work this into my next game of D&D...
@Evi1M4chine Lol yeah, I kind of do, since English is not my native language. But you are right, that apostrophe was incorrectly placed by me. I hope that whatever people speak the first foreign language you are learning (if you do learn any) will be just as friendly and relaxed as you are now ;-)
@Evi1M4chine Also, I know festivities, but festures? Must be frickin festive...
LET ME SHOW YOU 'TIS THE FESTURES!!!
@Evi1M4chine do you not fucking watch JoergSprave
for some reason mid way through this all i could think of was Monty Python and the Holy Grail with Tim the Enchanter saying "Get On With It!"
Might be faster than Legolas. However, his unlimited arrow quiver capacity is unmatched.
He now has added a draw assist to the device, or in a dancing bow to "magically" reduce the draw weight without reducing the poundage.
The man is amazing
Yeah but it doesn’t assist even you’ve got the bow at it’s maximum draw. In fact it helps most when the bow is at its minimum and helps less and less as you draw it
How does it work?
@@MyCommentsRMaturelol go check slingshot channel, lots of fun there.
Basically he installed counter-bow to the bow. Sort of.
@@GuinessOriginal Yes, nothing is for free and in the end it's just shifting energy around. But what matters is that biomechanically and biochemically, it makes it easier to use the bow of a given draw weight.
The last thing the enemy hears is Joerg’s laugh 😊
"The last thing the enemy hears is Joerg’s laugh"...........as SIX arrows pierce their bodies in V quick succession...."it can hold seven but the manufacturer only recommends six". LMAO.
redrock1963 yeah that made me chuckle too...maybe 8 with a squeeze 😉😊
As I bleed out on the battlefield, I hear a low chuckle in German... "It hits with authority!"
@@redrock1963 exactly hahaha.😂😂
"Let me show you it's features!" *unloads machine gun of arrows, laughing like a madman*
"Could this device have changed medieval European history?"
*Wooden Panzer Tank powered by 6 live horses inside rolls by.*
French Knight: *surprised pikachu face*
As opposed to 6 dead horses?
You are describing the XV century war wagons used during the Hussite wars.
Ever see the horse powered train? Pretty cool. And no, they didn't just drag a train down a track, they walked on a treadmill!
@@Imman1s Hey thanks for mentioning this! It sent me down a spiral of wikipedia pages, and it was awesome how some big names also came up during my wikipedia research on the Hussite wars. It's awesome how much influence some people had back in the day. Even cooler is that the events of Kingdom Come Deliverance make even more sense now (as in I know more about the historical background)
@@cassu6 Well, Jan Hus is explicitly mentioned during one of your dates with Theresa and again during father Godwin's sermon quest. Never underestimate KCD quest for historical authenticity and if you are interested in the background history, the codex is an excellent starting point. All relevant characters are based on actual historical figures and even relatively mundane issues discussed in the game are actually accurate.
Also, I can't wait for a continuation of the story covering the Hussite wars. Defending Bohemia against the Crusaders and kicking arse against all odds is the perfect setting for a game. The knowledge that such game would be based on a true story would be simply the cherry on the top.
In regards to mounted archery; it also gives you the option of running away, reloading (with the bow fairly securely across the front of your saddle) and then returning for another volley pass with your mates. The improved hit and run potential is intense.
*Agincourt.....home...'least till I fucked errytang up*
Very late to the party but I feel like considering the device is also not entirely part of the bow, you could probably not attach it and simply hold it. Backline supporters could easily simply bring another loaded magazine to the rider thus cutting down on reload time. Similarly to how you can simply give someone a spare magazine for a rifle when they run out.
@@libsoric6693 as this device is build you need to detach the string and reatach it to change the magazine. but it looks like it could potentially be build with an open end for a faster magazine switch.
@@manakaua8369 it is probably easier to design an equivalent to a clip of bullets for reloading the magazine.
Oh yeah, the famous return volley with mates
The Byzantines actually did have something like this half a millennium earlier in the 10th Century. It was called the solenarion, and it was an "arrow-guide" that allowed a soldier to fire a series of "mice". It's a little unclear exactly how it worked, but it seemed to allow a soldier to fire small bolt-like projectiles from a regular bow with the contraption, either all at once, or perhaps similar to as shown here. It's mentioned in the Taktika of Leo VI.
Very cool- this comment should be pinned!
Arrow guides, solenarion, tong ah whatever you call them aren't really like this though, they look similar but it is far far weaker and can be at sraw length
He makes a prototype of this on the slingshot channel for a historian.
It's still up for debate what the Solenarion actually *was* if I remember correctly. I've heard arguments for it referring to crossbows (Which seems to have some water, given the strange lack of historical records of Byzantine usage of Crossbows.)
As far as I know, if the Solenarion is indeed an arrow-guide for a bow, it wouldn't function in a way terribly similar to Joerg's piece.
no it didn't allow a soldier to fire anything. You don't fire arrows, you loose or shoot an arrow.
You fire bullets or cannon.
Medieval king: If only my archers could loose more arrows...
Jorg: Hold my ale.
arrows are not cheap !
"Let me show you it's features!"
@@invadervim9037 "Ah ah ah ah aaaahhhhhh!"
@@invadervim9037 Yes, followed by ominous sounding laughter without the pinky...
@Terncote you must think not just the production the transport of more arrows is not Easy as well .
if the arrows hit nothing there are offen just Wasted .
German over-engineering...
Customer: I want something simple they could have build in the 14th century...
Joerg: Ok, no problem. BTW i have added a laser pointing device.. You don't have to use it...
Nah Joerg would not be that simple it would more along the lines of:
Joerg: Okey no problem, I call her Lucy!
Customer: but......
Joerg: Let me show you it features,
hahahahaha
@@ibahalii653 sounds like joerg's going off the deep end... again.... get the ballistic gelatin so he can cool down
I totally read that in Joerg's voice lol
HA HA HA
Haha slingshot channel is fun
'English longbow with 6 shot magazine and laser sighting'
''That's brand new, just got them in. That's a good bow. Just touch the trigger, the beam comes on and you put the red dot where you want the arrow to go. You can't miss'
Crossbow in 40 watt range
Your voice: "Let me...."
My mind: "....show you it's features! (harty laugh)"
It was uncontrollable!
5:36 is pretty much it
Joerg: "Let me SHOW YOU its FEATURES!"
Jason: *_"Let me explain some of the features."_*
That's how you translate German Viking into English Gentleman.
Actually Engilsh are more Viking than Germans :D
@@Oglumen Yeah. They would split hairs about it too. What with their inherited Dane axes and all ...
@Andrés Valverde And at what point did slingshots enter the picture?
@Van Ivanov 5:36
You forgot the very menacing but important " HA HA HA! " at the end.
"An engineering wizard for what used to be the Holy Roman Empire"
In that moment and without reading the comments I got who he was.
You didn't get it from the thumbnail?
Holy Roman Empire. holly is a type of plant, my friend, and quite a festive one during the Yuletide.
Me too. I even knew it was going to be this magazine
Joerg is a German Elon Musk... He'll be putting stuff into orbit soon.
"Let me show you its features"
Not a historian, and maybe I'm missing a key point. It seems to me that if you armed enough archers on one side with this, their rate of fire alone could have changed history. You might be looking at 2x or even 3x RoF increase, which causes more casualties to the other side more rapidly, which should have a profound impact on the war.
Logistics would be a bitch tho.
repeated bow is not new, the chinese had them for centuries, the problem with them is their range is shorter, they are design as shock weapon (think of them as SMG), in a ranged exchange you want range, which is why they design the longbow, to give their archer abit more range(think of them as rifle). if your arrow can't reach the enemy, they are not going to kill anyone. the machinery in a repeated bow can never outdraw a human since it is design to be operated with very little energy since it operator need to fire many shot, if you make the draw use as much energy, your archer would be too tired to use it.
Koreans designed short bolt shooting from long bow. No return fire and faster.
Lars Anderson has a series of videos where he shows how to rapid fire shortbows using different cultures' techniques (Comanche is different from Saracen for example). Granted, the shortbow has a range that's about a third that of the longbow, but Lars has proven it's possible to fire 5 arrows in the air at the same time with accuracy from a shortbow.
It does not give that significant ROF increase - I am quite sure a trained archer could do it just as fast. Also, the device makes the bow less wieldy and requires rather inconvenient reloading procedure after several shots. It could have some niche application, but I doubt it could "change history".
I can imagine this device receiving resistance similar to that of repeating rifles during the American Civil War. There was a fear that repeating rifles and single shot breach loading rifles would encourage men to waste ammunition.
In any case, I'm sure fletchers would love this weapon system.
repeating rifles and breach loaders were given to cavalry as a force multiplier. The traditionally fought dismounted and quickly engage and break off. I imagine this bow used the same way.
The repeating rifle: Just a scheme by Big Saltpeter!
A legitimate concern. Couldn't exactly overnight some more ammo back then. I imagine a similar issue had such a device been used. A quiver (24 arrows) could be shot at an alarming rate. A quiver might last a medieval archer up to 2 minutes through normal fire (and if he was particularly fresh). This device would make a quiver last barely 30 seconds. Not so bad if there's a load of quivers nearby but over a long campaign it would be unsustainable.
The real game changer of this device is that it drastically cuts down on skill, training and material requirements to reach a level of effectiveness rivaling that of elite warriors. You can change battle tactics as well knowing that you can let the enemy close in and have reliable confidence that your archers can empty their magazines before they could be engaged and actually gain accuracy and effectiveness. Also, as noted, you don't have to worry about captured arrows being shot back.
@Dr.FragensteinM.D. not anywhere near as fast as these bows though
The Version that was send to shadiversity is a much bigger Gamechanger. But its more complex.
@@MaugriMGER This one is less prone to failure though (not saying that necessarily has to be a problem with Shads model, but there's less force involved here.) Both are very impressive and I do believe Joergs argument that reliability could be improved with better production quality for Shads bow.
@@irispettson MHTVs model isn't a gamechanger, because it is, simply put, a toy. A proof of concept. As mentioned he used a hunting bow, nothing that can really be used in a military function, so yeah it's less complex and less prone to failure, but it's also useless except for demonstration purposes.
Yes, remember that the roman legions weren't trained for very long before sending them into combat, but were fine because of the group tactics. And we all know how those guys ended up changing Europe's/ north african /middle Eastern map.
"Could this device have changed medieval European history?"
*Pulls out an AK-47*
*RPK with a long bayonet*
a pea shooter cant penetrate shit. so a kids play toy. So of no use in the mediewal world at all.
AK-47? What would you do with it when out of bullets?
Kalashnikov
@@alfiewebb9402 yes, that's what the K stands for. Good job!
That's adorable! Merlin's eye! Jorge has a great sense of humor... love his builds.
Considering the consistency of this I believe you could actually mount iron sights on this bow and zero it in. I imagine if this device really did exist back in the 100 year war it'd likely evolve into using sights.
The issue would be retaining the zero, as bows while flexible do change as they are used, but it'd be a killer invention that would have made armies much less a hassle to train, now imagine Genghis Khan or his descendants gained this technology as they were moving westward. I doubt it would change much as the Europeans would have the technology, but it might change how the middle east was conquered.
As soon as he said "engineering wizard from what used to be the Holy Roman Empire" I instantly knew it would be Jörg Sprave
Joerg is the God Emperor of projectile toys. Let him show you their features.
LOL.
Where have I heard that before.
lately he's been shying down with his trademark lines, but I'm sad about that. I want to make the trademark chuckles and lines like it's a theme song!! so what if it takes practice!! it's just a better show when he has the gusto.
you forgot to mention it with
Joerg laugh
hahahahahaha
tsmspace He is aware of that sentiment. His latest post is in response. czcams.com/video/BPQNMsnuI8U/video.html
Andrew Smith you could say the same thing about hand cannons
I'm trying to imagine the devastation of a medieval army with six consecutive volleys with such a device.
I see this as like an assault river. Less powerful but more volume at a shorter range.
I suspect that you could have produced easier to train archers.
Good ambush weapon.
In some ways a way for the French to combat the English. Lots of lower skilled archers defending village against raiders.
The Samurai used their Yumi longbows mounted, but they were asymmetrical, with the handle being towards the bottom.
The mongols did it well, the Japanese… well they tried.
@@ConernicusRex wdym
@@ConernicusRex The mongols didn't do this. They were using shorter recurve bows
"And let me explain to you the features of how it differs."
*HE SAID THE THING.*
"HA HA HA HA HA"
Read as said
Please explain
@@theduchyofmilanball3157 there's a German who makes crazy crossbows
@@theduchyofmilanball3157 The guy who made this thing's catchphrase is basically "Let me show you its features".
I saw a lot of discussion about how practical is this device and they all forgot that this device is detachable. This device (and it improved version) is useful for certain formations and strategies. When a normal bow is better, you can just detach it and you're fine.
You are right. As soon as you run out of bolts, detach device and start shooting back your enemies arrows.
Thats good. Props man thats an amazing point
Plus. If you were in a seige you could just have detachable magazines and fire insanely quick while your squires reload you magazines.
Another advantage this has over crossbows is how easy it is to unstring and restring it, which would be necessary to keep the string dry in case of rain. (Just something I read on Wikipedia's page about Genoese Crossbowmen.)
The thing that strikes me though, is this:
The short bolt length and repeating fire capabilities come in handy at short ranges (compared to a longbow). Presumably, with some angry people heading your way, with the intent of doing uncharitable things to you. Assuming you just finished shooting all your arrows at those people, are you really going to have time to fasten the magazine to your longbow until they get to you?
Now, you could argue that you're only supposed to use this in pre-planned situations, when you know that you're going to be deployed in short range (such as an ambush or a siege). But then the length of the longbow becomes a drawback. A shorter bow would work just as well with this length of bolts. And it'd be easier to use in confined quarters (hiding in the woods, or perched on a clifftop, or on a rampart). Not to mention, it would be easier to use a shield with a shorter bow length. But, then, it'd be practically a repeating crossbow for all practical purposes. So why not just bring one of those instead?
This has practically the same problem that *all* multi-tools have. Yes, it works, but there are simpler tools that work just as well, and you can only use it for one thing at a time.
As an individual weapon, for someone who could afford to commission a magazine and the bolts, it might be a fancy novelty to show off to your mates. Might even work well for hunting.
As a weapon to be used en masse? I think it'd be safer and more convenient to issue every man a repeating crossbow in addition to the longbow. I suspect that a crossbow would only be marginally more expensive than this device.
Many moons ago I did a demonstration at the re-enactment of the Battle of Bosworth of shooting the longbow from horseback. Like you said, it is not easy, but it can be done. Re-nocking in a gallop is the biggest challence. Shooting from horseback, although limited in angle's, like you showed, was easier than I thought.
Jason: Let me explain some of the features-
Me: IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME!
One: “Fookin laser sights.”
Two: That clicking sound of the arrow being cocked would be frikking terrifying if you heard it on a battlefield.
especially since most of the time archers weren't trained as individuals but as a group of 50 or more because it takes a lifetime to get enough accuracy to shoot across the battlefield at an individual while they are charging with any sort of accuracy, so they were trained to shoot as a mass so you would hear 50 to 100 bows click together
Unless it was the first shot fired, you probably would not hear it.
Its like cocking a loaded gun lol.
Modern Olympic archers use a device called a clicker which makes a noise once the arrow passes a certain point to help with consistency between shots.... so this adds a modern archery development accidentally
Raider Thatcher reference?
He missed an opportunity to say “LET ME SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES”
Several opportunities. So disappointing!
He did say it
4:26 he tries to do the laugh at least.
Actually I feel it's pretty obvious that he is intentionally avoiding saying that.
He did kiiiiind of say it.
A long bow for range, a dismounted platoon of archers with this for rapid fire could 'range in' sudden large quantity volleys on the particular target like command. Re-mount and reposition fast.
Imagine this weapon with archers using the 3 line formation... Hundreds of arrows flying constantly through the air
Right? You could even stagger it. 2 lines sending arrows out while the third takes the time to reload from a quiver. It's only six shots and wouldn't take too long to do, so by the time the first line runs out, the next is loaded and ready to go. A formation firing this in a staggered pattern could sustain a constant rate of fire
@@VegetaLF7 sure, but they would have been out of arrows after 2 min ;)
@@VegetaLF7 sounds like muzzle loader drill :-)
@@ParanoidMaster and out of enemies in 2mins lol
You’d rapidly run out of arrows, you’d need much bigger logistics and supply lines and manufacturing, all of which would need paying for and protecting,, so it would get complicated and expensive
"Good grief that's rather easy. Let me try a few more." as he takes aim towards his enemy.
You should see the upgraded one. He has made improvements and it is even easier to use now.
"An engineering wizard from what used to be The Holy Roman Empire"
- Ohh I think I know this. Show me it's features.
I thought he was talking about Leonardo Da Vinci!
Let me..
Explain how this actually works.
Now I'm disappointed.
As it opens it unleashes joyous laughter
I tnink a Westphalian peasant revolution could have stopped the Hundred Years War by defeating the Hanseatic League then going on to crush the Plantagenets and the Valois, if Jörg had been there.
@@pattheplanter Yes. Especially with the new upgraded version.
I have a feeling if this device was made in medieval times. We'd likely be seeing less crossbows and more adanced versions of this on tapestries.
absolutly not... a crossbow would have been much better than this...
way more portable and way more powerfull
@@nicoloserri6071 I'm gonna say no to you aswell. cause explaining 'why' would take up my day, but you're wrong too aswell and I also accept your criticism for the portable part.
@@brovusmarillian3303 the why the hell did you even post?
@@nicoloserri6071 Let me Explain~
In some Alternate way that *'If'* this Bow device was created before the crossbow was even invented? There would have been More advanced versions of this being put on Historical Evidence that Tapestries today show what Knights wore or what they used in Combat. Just like today when you look up Historic Tapestries made by England, you see many different types of crossbows in use. Also I can pretty much damn well post what I think woulda been cool if this Device came before the Crossbow.
I think a hybrid between the 2 would have evolved. A ratchet that allowed the string to be
drawn in 5 cycles and then firing the bolt.
Just wanted to mention the reason as to why the right side of the bow was preferred when nocking an arrow on horseback, is because when used in conjunction with the thumb draw, the arrow can be pinched against the bow with the index finger of the draw hand. This prevents it from swaying all over and from falling off the bow, from the movements encountered on horseback.
I love how everyone that uses a Joerg device inevitably laughs or snickers while using it. Joerg spreads joy even when not in the room.
That's one of his best features
Just reading this made me laugh like him.
This guy is the happiest man on the planet. Just chilling out with his horses and MULE and experimenting with the most interesting period of British and European history!
Augerman lol so true. I believe he was originally the owner of a very successful British game development studio, but now he focuses primarily on this type of thing. Literally living the dream, and I'm glad that he shares all of this awesome stuff and information with us in the videos!
Fairly certain he still works at said gaming studio. He does this in his off time. Makes me think I mismanage my time.
Kakashi Okazaki ah yeah looks like you were right. Idk why but I thought he had sold the company or something.
@@KakashiOkazaki Aha! I was quite shocked when I saw him in the footage of a videogame documentary video I was watching but I wasn't 100% sure that it was him. Now I know!
I would argue Jeorg is the happiest
Came here from the slingshot Channel . Thank you very much for that bit of entertainment and history .
And that was with just 6 in the "mag". Love to know how well it worked over time. Another greatly informative video ... Thank you Jason
He has already invented a greatly improved pump action repeating bow
Yeah, its greatly improved from this.
True
Not really Invented more developed. Dont forget the Chinese chukonu.
@@dazaspc his most recent designs aren't at all similar to the chukonu, other than the fact that they're both repeating bows. I think it's fair to say that the pump action bows are an original design.
Red dot sights and laser sights are two different things.
So the crasy laugther is really nothing to do with joerg, its his machine that make people do it
Would you not laugh in such a way if somebody handed you that device?
i know i would...
It’s the essence of german engineering that tickles your very soul
@@ibahalii653 probobaly
@@aaron-gz that was probably what spawned wwii
It's like a passive stat effect on a D&D item;
"All weapons and artifacts crafted by JeorgSprave cause the user to chuckle uncontrollably whilst in use."
With each archer armed with 2-3 of these and a squire to reload and hand them back, these would have been more impactful than crossbows.
I can just hear Joerg saying at 5:37 "Let me show you its features"
Im a bit disappointed you didn't start with: let me show you its features.
yes sorry, I thought it would be impolite to use his catch-phrase, LOL!
I was literally waiting for that phrase through half the video. Especially since we came quite close three times I think.
@@ModernKnight Canadian?
@@ModernKnight It is a tribute to his work, you can't go impolite by saying it and crediting him.
bwhahaha
Sir Kingsley, your interest in this new weapon was very befitting for an English knight.
"It's a great misconception that knights were ultra-conservative, behind the times, unable to stay relevant... In reality they were always the first people to adopt new military tech, including personal firearms..." Dr. Tobias Capwell
There's a similarly inaccurate assumption about the samurai as well. I think the aristocratic and romantic status of these historic warriors gives them a conservative and static reputation
@@Rynewulf People forget that there were Samurai on both sides of the Satsuma Rebellion. Some of them were perfectly happy to wear western uniforms and officers' epaulets in the service of Emperor Meiji.
Firearms???
@@guilhermehx7159 Firearms(as we know them) have been around since the early 1400s.
@@draconite1018 yes, that i know! But knights being the first ones to adopt them i doubt. Foot soldiera were the first to use them. The hand Cannon and musketa were used by foot soldiers or mercenaries. Knight didnt like firearms for they "would remove the glory of them". They didnt want an ordinary man to shoot them down easily. One knight even wrote that the gun was a devil's invention
Been watching Joerg for a long time. Been watching you as well. Really glad to see y'all team up for something wonderful to ponder.
Joerg is a genius & my favourite mad German, because of his channel i purchased my Adder 7 shot & i love it.
Yes, I guess the bow device is interesting, but more importantly HOW IS THE MULE DOING?
My thoughts exactly😊👍
I'm quite interested in how the mule has been doing.
the mule voted labour ( small brain and all) and is currently not a happy camper
If an alchemist figured out a lead/acid battery , saphire lenses , a prism and a small bright light source, he could have made a solid state laser...just before being burned as a witch.
the Greeks were playing with steam powered toys and gadgets. imagine if they had envisioned it powering a ship or other vehicle. and the rumor that they had built a large polished mirror to use the sun's energy to light ships on fire which there have been a few recreations made and it is very plausible
@@daxconnell7661 i sense they knew the potential, but i also sense there is more to the industrial revolution than just inventing the steam engine, i assume many other inventions and many social factors had to be just right.
probably did 😂🤣it's humans smashing that is the obstacle not the great ideas. I currently have a design for a new type of laser.
@@strangescience3414 burn him! It's a wharlock! Witch! Witch!
@@coreymerrill3257 yeah that. my brother accused me of being a witch when I was drinking tea and holding singing notes to clear my throat 🤦♂️just imagine how much we've lost. smh
If you look at old paintings of warfare you might notice that the archers held several arrows in the draw hand and were capable of making some real fast shooting ..I forget who it was but a guy from like Belgium or something had a CZcams channel and was like a machine-gun. I watched Jorge since the beginning and love his inventions..and his laugh 😅
I love your honesty, along with a quality video. Good stuff sir.
The real power of Joerg is that any contact with his devices causes infectious laughter.
Merry Christmas!
I've said it once, I'll say it 1000 times. If Joerg lived 500 years ago, we would be reading his name along with Archimedes and DaVinci.
Georgius Spravius von Zwuschelheim
Archimedes: Eureka!
DaVinci: Learning never exhausts the mind
Joerg: *Let me show you its features!*
@@diegoveloso3rd +creepy hearty laugh
And all books would be written in german.
Unfortunately not even close.
Joerg really needs to star in an isekai.
"B-baka, it's not like I want you to show me its features or anything!! -B-But please show me its features..."
I'd watch that~
I feel pity for the poor generic soldiers that Joerg would crush with his feature-rich weaponry
The crazy weaponmaker in a Konosuba style isekai.
Bruh, that would be awesome.
I imagine a time traveller just going around being a professional hitman in medieval times "oh look at me best archer hurdur"
Joerg Sprave brought me here. Im proud to be a subscriber.
I actually watched Shadiversity and Sprave's back and forth about the Instant Legolas then this got recommended for me. Looks like I have a new channel to watch! :)
As a Hungarian I am very happy to hear how you respect our archers, thank you.
There was an American show called The Deadliest Warrior, which pitted ancient warrior types against each other based on their key strengths and weaknesses utilizing a computer algorithm. They also had experts in the area of each warrior type come on the show, where they were consulted and usually exhibited an example of the most effective or interesting strategies of their specialty type. In one episode, an Indigenous American was one of the types, and one of the deadliest techniques they exhibited was a simultaneous multishot from a bow while in motion on horseback. The Indigenous person was of the still extant tribe, and hit three targets with one shot while riding horseback. It was incredible; I think you'd like it.
I watched Joerg construct this but missed this review. Loved it 💙
Wait until you see his updated one. Even faster and more consistent grouping.
Him calling the laser a "red dot sight" makes me trust his knowledge of medieval times a lot more
😂
Totally agree, he's clearly an expert of his own sector, and as every other expert, you automatically have to ignore other things. In this case modern firearms and modern sighting systems. 😅
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Gee, I have the same Van Gogh's painting (a reproduction, obviously, sadly) hanged on my wall.
I love it. 👌
I liked "calibrating" when he should have been referring to zeroing.
You people are hilarious in thinking the difference between calling a red dot laser sight a "red dot" or a " laser", or calling "zeroing" "calibrating" is in any way shape or form any indication of expertise XD You're just anal, not experts.
Loved this video and also Joerg's channel.
The process of 'reloading' this device on horseback is so much easier, especially when galloping over rough terrain. Just grab a handful of bolts and slide them in, no fanangling with longer arrows, or gripping them with your fingers as your draw the bow.
Jason: "Let me explain some of the features."
Joerg: "No, like this. Let me show you some of its features, ha ha ha."
showed a version Joerg did with a Mongolian bow to a friend and he agrees this thing would have been a game changer no matter where in the world it was invented
I think that was Nu Sensei? great channel
@@ModernKnight Nu Sensei actually said he thought it wouldn't have been that practical, but mostly in context of skilled asiatic archers. It does seem to do a lot for longbows in the mounted archery department and it could fill the same role as a crossbow, but cheaper - aka. unskilled users would have a great advantage with it, compared to using a regular bow.
@@GamelessOne i get the point of the trained asian archers not seeing it as practical, but its just as you also said it would reduce the incredibly difficult task of spending years training archers down to a few months at best; the possibilities are incredible in terms of producing more troops and more likely they would of spent the extra time in hand to hand training. allowing soldiers to be more versatile. i.e. you wouldn't have a regiment of melee and another for archers you could have your entire army doing both which would skyrocket your forces lethality
Well there would still be the strength training to reach warbow level of at least 90-100lbs which this device wont help with.
@@GamelessOne i dont even know what they would do to build strength back then besides intensive farmwork or possibly stone lifting
This was a dope video. Nice work!
this is one of the greatest collabs i've ever seen
Joerg is up to version 2. Let me show you it's features.
Sliding magazine that allows letting off without firing an arrow.
Trigger release
integrated handle for drawing the string.
Now he is up to version 3, works by rotating a handle and shots up to 30 arrows automatically.
Guys like this are what I want to see on the history channel. Just really interesting stuff with amazing insight.
No. You get purposely misleading alien nonsense and a scripted antique roadshow knockoff and you'll like it.
I still find it a little insulting to our ancestors that these "historians" believe our ancestors were incapable of carving stones into spheres. I'm not upset or anything but they act like the humans before us were stupid. You don't survive ice ages by being an idiot. I think they need to get out of their musty offices and try some historical stuff like the man in this video. It may give them at least a little perspective.
@@isaiahcampbell488 too right, I think people at that time were as smart as we are today. They were just further behind in technological Advancement.
We need a new history channel. Just like in history, to create a dynasty you need to murder and plunder the old leadership. Honestly who wouldn’t want a history channel cue, and a historically appropriate violent one at that.
I've been watching a little bit of "Found" on the History Channel, where archaeologists travel America looking at historic artifacts random people have found and determining if the artifacts are interesting or not. It's kind of comical in a way, as they lead the people into saying all kinds of things.
Archaeologist: "So, where do you think this artifact came from?"
Owner: "Well, there were Native Americans in the area, so I figure this was a piece of ceremonial jewelry or something."
A: "In our research, we found that Chinese explorers may have reached this area. And at the depth you said you found it, it would place them here before Columbus."
O: "Wow! Really?"
A: "If this belonged to Chinese explorers, it would be the first proof of Chinese explorers reaching the Americas before Columbus. What do you think?"
O: "That seems pretty crazy if you ask me. But it'd be neat"
A: "So we took the artifact back to the lab to see if the owner was right about this artifact being from ancient China!"
In the show's defense, at least in the first season, you can tell the Archaeologists don't buy the crazy they're trying to push either (a few times you can see them half-smirk at some of the nonsense). But somebody higher up seems to have to told them they have to make things more exciting to keep people watching.
Could you imagine this being shot at you from a wall you're attacking? Or through murder holes above while you're working on getting through a door/gate/portcullis? Especially if the defenders were wise enough to alternate. Maybe have 3. One being reloaded, one ready to go, and then one in use. That's a lot of projectiles coming at you as an attacker.
Glad this catches on. What a well done thing Jason! It is catching on.
Thanks Joerg! Well and funny made (the name). And yes I know the newer models / way better improvements. Even the "dubble-bow".
Amazing nobody thought of this in those ages.
If Jorg lived during that time period, he would have owned the world.
how long before you're fighting against your own weapons though? the boys in the back room?
Who else would love stick Jorg, Da Vinci, and Archimedes in a room together with some translators?
Well, I mean, the Chinese made repeating crossbows back in the early iron age so I don't think he'd be conquering them.
Andrés Valverde umm I THINK you mean black powder....
More likely he would have been robbed or swindled by his local lord and not payed a single coin.
"There's a lot of great mounted archery in Hungary."
Cumans intensify
The Cumans definitely used bows from horseback, but the Magyars were using mounted archery for hundreds of years before the Cumans ever considered migrating into Hungary.
Kcd intensifies
The Japanese ended up inventing an asymmetrical longbow specifically for horseback use. You hold it about 1/3 of the way up so that you're not poking the horse with the bottom of it as you draw.
@@colbunkmust but the Mongols did most of the Cuman confederation in, sad to say.
@@mckittensificationit's hard to be sympathetic to the Cumans since they had a history of pillaging their neighbors lands for hundreds of years prior to the Mongols. I'm sure that the Byzantines, Bulgars, Hungarians, Kievans and Poles probably thought the subjugation of Cumania to be Karmic irony. Also, many Cumans and Kipchaks joined the Mongols in their conquest of Eastern Europe.
Excellent . Thank you and to the guy who made it.
Our pleasure!
dude is such a badass just wearing armor all day teaching us all cool shit and probably chillin afterwards i wish this guy the best fortune forever.
Seeing the thumbnail:
"Is that the instant Legolas?"
In the feature revealing part of the video:
"Let me show you the instant Robin Hood"
Honestly I'd just call it a "surewood."
When two great channels collab, we get the best TV in history.
Thanks, Jason, you made my day.
I Like the warbow Version of shadiversity more.
Always good to see different countries and people working together. Get into communications and share ideas.
I think that the main benefit of this is time and manpower. Let's say that an Archer or soldier needs a year of training to be fit for battle. It'll most likely take more than that as I'm not well informed about it, but just for the sake of argument. This device makes that time much lesser and so from 1 year, let's say an Archer is ready after 3-6 months instead. It'll be much faster filling in the ranks. Let's say that after a great war where soldiers became scarce or when under a threat of a larger army, you could fill in the ranks even with commoners after just a bit of time.
Further, just imagine its capability in sieges. Arrows (or bolts) falling down 6 in a row. And the time that is needed for reloading could be overcame by alternating archers or having multiple detachable magazines, after a bit of modification, while another is responsible for reloading the magazines. A supposedly unending rain of arrows would slow down the enemies. Since one Archer could fire 6 in a row (18 with 3 archers and 1 assigned for reloading for example), you could position other archers anywhere else or put them in any other task.
This'll also be effective for guerilla warfare. A bunch of mounted archers that regularly fires a volley of arrows (or bolts) then retreats on a safer distance to reload then comes back again. This'll buy time as it slows down the enemy army while wearing them down.
Long time required for archer training was mainly due to intuitive aiming one needs to develop - you need a lot of practice to reliably hit remote targets taking into account the wind etc. For this you need to fire a lot of shots. As you fire a lot of shots you also naturally practice getting the arrow from your quiver and nocking it.
So the device that automates quiver and nocking process would indeed eliminate the need to learn it, but it would have no effect on time required to develop aiming intuition, so it would not save training time.
Hard to tell for certain, but it is very likely that this improvement would do virtually nothing as trained archers could ready the next arrow very fast after shooting the first one.
Seriously though, have you named the mule yet?
My suggestion is “Jasper.”
He looked like a Jasper.
Chris Dively I pondered on ‘Dave’ first, he looks a bit like my cousin - not a well favoured man; then ‘Marengo’ , realised as that was Napoleons horse it probably wouldn’t go down well (Lol) ended up suggesting Sancho Panza, then realised he was the manservant to a delusional knight so that probably wouldn’t have gone down well either (oops) but I could live with Jasper. I also need to know what he’s called his Mule, I’m well over invested Lol
I vote "Rocinante"
Same question! I want to hear more about the mule. He seemed like such a hard-working sweetie.
He's named it 'Elmer'.
We the people,
demand to see the mule!
please, pretty please😊
Also how did that bit work out? We need answers!
I'm way overinvested in this, aren't I ?!😁
Maybe name the mule Camión the Spanish word for truck or Corcel which means steed but is also a car!
robin hood, having no clue of package sent to him without any letters, startled by a sudden roaring, thundering laugh. A bald, massive man silhouette cometh to him, saying:
"LET ME SHOW THOU IT'S FEATURE"
Thee, bro. "Show thee".
Thank you for the vid!
I was gonna joke about this being a super secret war turning gadget in every medival fantasy book soon (which I don't think is realistic) but this could be super interesting for mounted archers...
Making an already overhyped military unit... Well maybe actually as dangerous as they are percieved to be.
Samuel Colt - “I call this the six shooter Peacemaker.”
Joerg: “hold my beer stein!”
"I call this the piecemaker"
5:36
"let me explain some of its features"
probably unintentional but I still loved it.
I've watched a dozen or so of this guy's YT videos today, and I'm pretty sure that if I was the kind of guy in a position to give random blokes 10 million bucks, I would absolutely give this guy that money.
lol, thanks!
Thanks for the awesome content and great video
At the beginning of this video I thought "This sounds like a Joerg Sprave collaboration"
...and when it turned out to actually be one, all I could hear for the rest of the video was Joerg Sprave loudly laughing in my head...
Me too. When I saw the thumbnail, I thought two guys from two channels I really like together in spirit if not in body.
Jörg: shoots something
Also jörg: hahahahaha
Impressed with the grouping on the second attempt, Once you've calibrated Merlin the battlefield's your sandbox. Still can't believe the firm hasn't noticed your contribution to the medieval way of life.
At least when at fairly close range.
@@garethbaus5471 . Well he did say he was a newbie to the weapon.
been watching Joerg forever, genius!
Think of a group of french scouts in the woods and they hear from the distance "let me show you its features"
More like the "Instant Joerg"! After Jason empties his first magazine, his laugh starts to become Joerg-esque! 🤣🤣🤣♥️
A power small kingdom conquers it's neighboring state using a new invention.
The king spoke unto his subjects about the new laws being established: *LET ME SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES*
What a wonderful essay at what might have been. Cheers from rainy Vienna, Scott
I've binge-watched "instant " videos today, went down a rabbit hole on which side the arrow goes on, then resurfaced for this. Interesting points about handedness of triple-fletched arrows and horse-back archery that were missed by the videos I saw (I think Lars Andersen and Shadiversity)