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oh, i also forgot to mention that ya, or a yumi's arrows, were longer, and so more mass went into each shot. also, the draw was more complete, adding more force to the shot.
yeah, once on the ground, the samurai would finish off a desperately wounded knight easily.
also, knights didn't use crossbows, as bows and crossbows were yeomen weapons.
on a side note, for quite a while, crossbows were said to be anti-christian as well, though i don't know if that was during the 15th century. i'll have to look that up...
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