Could this device have changed medieval European history?

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024
  • 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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  • @kettenschlosd
    @kettenschlosd 5 лет назад +8427

    Imagine Joerg at a medieval court, presenting one of his inventions. "my liege, let me show you its features".

    • @timothyswag3594
      @timothyswag3594 5 лет назад +252

      King: Very well. Let me reward you. Sir Ilyn, bring me his head!

    • @DrCruel
      @DrCruel 5 лет назад +292

      @@timothyswag3594 And that's how a Lannister king was transformed into a porcupine . . .

    • @phantomarbiter176
      @phantomarbiter176 5 лет назад +403

      Dont forget Joergs signature bellowing laugh “HA HA HA!” Always three. Always wonderful

    • @Ohne_Silikone
      @Ohne_Silikone 5 лет назад +65

      He would have been burned for witchcraft.

    • @Rico_71
      @Rico_71 5 лет назад +157

      @@phantomarbiter176 imagine that sound echoing thru the long and dark alleys in a castle. You sure will run

  • @Slingshotchannel
    @Slingshotchannel 5 лет назад +7592

    Great video! I am happy that it works so well for you.

    • @ModernKnight
      @ModernKnight  5 лет назад +1275

      Thanks, oh great engineering wizard!

    • @sithompson74
      @sithompson74 5 лет назад +211

      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!

    • @dbmail545
      @dbmail545 5 лет назад +33

      Have you patented this? Could it even be patented? I think I need to subscribe to your channel.

    • @flipsideroot
      @flipsideroot 5 лет назад +48

      @@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 :(

    • @Duke00x
      @Duke00x 5 лет назад +16

      You should send him the improved version to try out.

  • @secretsquirrel5566
    @secretsquirrel5566 5 лет назад +3959

    "Let me explain how this actually works"
    Translated to German: Let me show you it's features.

  • @sphions
    @sphions 2 года назад +640

    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.

    • @ModernKnight
      @ModernKnight  2 года назад +65

      Thanks for your support!

    • @ununius7436
      @ununius7436 2 года назад +5

      Yeah it has like an organic feel . Like we are learning with the host .. not just being explained at

    • @sayonaradesu1087
      @sayonaradesu1087 2 года назад +3

      I watched the whole thing because the good feeling that the presenter gave to his presentation.

    • @reclhoss
      @reclhoss 2 года назад +1

      and it's never too late to start something new.

  • @More-Space-In-Ear
    @More-Space-In-Ear 5 лет назад +1812

    The last thing the enemy hears is Joerg’s laugh 😊

    • @redrock1963
      @redrock1963 4 года назад +54

      "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.

    • @More-Space-In-Ear
      @More-Space-In-Ear 4 года назад +4

      redrock1963 yeah that made me chuckle too...maybe 8 with a squeeze 😉😊

    • @captainmaim
      @captainmaim 4 года назад +34

      As I bleed out on the battlefield, I hear a low chuckle in German... "It hits with authority!"

    • @tohutoyeptho3302
      @tohutoyeptho3302 4 года назад +2

      @@redrock1963 exactly hahaha.😂😂

    • @pancakethelizard4751
      @pancakethelizard4751 4 года назад +28

      "Let me show you it's features!" *unloads machine gun of arrows, laughing like a madman*

  • @Gandalf-The-Green
    @Gandalf-The-Green 5 лет назад +1814

    And there upon the hill, a hulking figure appeared and with a booming voice said: "LET ME SHOW YOU IT'S FEATURES!!!"

    • @kotori87
      @kotori87 5 лет назад +45

      This is glorious! I will have to work this into my next game of D&D...

    • @Gandalf-The-Green
      @Gandalf-The-Green 5 лет назад +47

      @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 ;-)

    • @Gandalf-The-Green
      @Gandalf-The-Green 5 лет назад +8

      @Evi1M4chine Also, I know festivities, but festures? Must be frickin festive...
      LET ME SHOW YOU 'TIS THE FESTURES!!!

    • @sgt.eclair
      @sgt.eclair 5 лет назад +25

      @Evi1M4chine do you not fucking watch JoergSprave

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 лет назад +10

      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!"

  • @uweinhamburg
    @uweinhamburg 4 года назад +2877

    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...

    • @ibahalii653
      @ibahalii653 4 года назад +306

      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

    • @tjfrye11
      @tjfrye11 4 года назад +49

      @@ibahalii653 sounds like joerg's going off the deep end... again.... get the ballistic gelatin so he can cool down

    • @BenPeckover
      @BenPeckover 4 года назад +33

      I totally read that in Joerg's voice lol

    • @andregon4366
      @andregon4366 4 года назад +10

      HA HA HA

    • @erikseavey9445
      @erikseavey9445 4 года назад +8

      Haha slingshot channel is fun

  • @didelphidae5228
    @didelphidae5228 2 года назад +1206

    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.

    • @aymanelkadouri8235
      @aymanelkadouri8235 2 года назад +56

      Not too late if added in games

    • @dawnkeyy
      @dawnkeyy 2 года назад +116

      Well if you look at modern archery, there have been plenty of improvements. Compound bows and such

    • @kingmasterlord
      @kingmasterlord 2 года назад +63

      only one way to pass a gun ban, frame it as a return to swords and bows

    • @fancyducknews1494
      @fancyducknews1494 2 года назад +8

      Not quite too late, ever heard of Mad Jack? We can do it again.

    • @GodwynDi
      @GodwynDi 2 года назад +14

      Arrows go through sandbags better than a lot of bullets.

  • @generalrendar7290
    @generalrendar7290 4 года назад +1670

    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.

    • @Cyberwar101
      @Cyberwar101 4 года назад +74

      @Dr.FragensteinM.D. not anywhere near as fast as these bows though

    • @MaugriMGER
      @MaugriMGER 4 года назад +59

      The Version that was send to shadiversity is a much bigger Gamechanger. But its more complex.

    • @Mohrrunkel
      @Mohrrunkel 4 года назад +4

      @@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.

    • @simonandriessen8761
      @simonandriessen8761 4 года назад +19

      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.

    • @xalderin3838
      @xalderin3838 4 года назад +40

      @@Mohrrunkel But that concept would have made inspirations to make these for War Bows. Making them that much more, of a game changer. Watching and keeping up with Joerg, he improved on his model, a lot. Like, the model he has now, can be used with a War Bow, quite effectively, making it easier to Recruit Archers, and Even mounted Archers. Hell, had this device been made, it would have replaced Crossbows, almost immediately. And Joerg is also, still improving the model, as he is still in the Prototype phase. And trust me, if a Prototype could change things this drastically, what would the Final Result bring? It would have even been Cheaper, making it easier to recruit even more Archers. As opposed to Crossbows, which weren't cheap at all, and super slow, to boot.

  • @iseecole
    @iseecole 5 лет назад +902

    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.

    • @mil3k
      @mil3k 5 лет назад +160

      You are right. As soon as you run out of bolts, detach device and start shooting back your enemies arrows.

    • @larrymayfield6118
      @larrymayfield6118 5 лет назад +12

      Thats good. Props man thats an amazing point

    • @ChefofWar33
      @ChefofWar33 5 лет назад +105

      Plus. If you were in a seige you could just have detachable magazines and fire insanely quick while your squires reload you magazines.

    • @tabchanzero8229
      @tabchanzero8229 5 лет назад +50

      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.)

    • @craniusdominus8234
      @craniusdominus8234 5 лет назад +19

      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.

  • @bogdanvasut8915
    @bogdanvasut8915 5 лет назад +744

    "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.

    • @jogadorjnc
      @jogadorjnc 5 лет назад +21

      You didn't get it from the thumbnail?

    • @morganb6717
      @morganb6717 5 лет назад +19

      Holy Roman Empire. holly is a type of plant, my friend, and quite a festive one during the Yuletide.

    • @tylerdurden3722
      @tylerdurden3722 5 лет назад +2

      Me too. I even knew it was going to be this magazine

    • @captainmaim
      @captainmaim 4 года назад +5

      Joerg is a German Elon Musk... He'll be putting stuff into orbit soon.

    • @DocTommy1972
      @DocTommy1972 4 года назад +1

      "Let me show you its features"

  • @Dragoderian
    @Dragoderian 4 года назад +293

    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.

    • @TestECull
      @TestECull 2 года назад +4

      *Agincourt.....home...'least till I fucked errytang up*

    • @libsoric6693
      @libsoric6693 2 года назад +16

      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.

    • @manakaua8369
      @manakaua8369 2 года назад +15

      @@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.

    • @knoll9812
      @knoll9812 2 года назад +7

      @@manakaua8369 it is probably easier to design an equivalent to a clip of bullets for reloading the magazine.

    • @_sneer_
      @_sneer_ 2 года назад +3

      Oh yeah, the famous return volley with mates

  • @TheQuantumPotato
    @TheQuantumPotato 4 года назад +388

    As soon as he said "engineering wizard from what used to be the Holy Roman Empire" I instantly knew it would be Jörg Sprave

  • @alcofribasnasier1838
    @alcofribasnasier1838 4 года назад +2839

    "Could this device have changed medieval European history?"
    *Wooden Panzer Tank powered by 6 live horses inside rolls by.*
    French Knight: *surprised pikachu face*

    • @cobra29935
      @cobra29935 4 года назад +127

      As opposed to 6 dead horses?

    • @Imman1s
      @Imman1s 4 года назад +106

      You are describing the XV century war wagons used during the Hussite wars.

    • @bashkillszombies
      @bashkillszombies 4 года назад +26

      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!

    • @cassu6
      @cassu6 4 года назад +20

      @@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)

    • @Imman1s
      @Imman1s 4 года назад +11

      @@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.

  • @vanivanov9571
    @vanivanov9571 5 лет назад +452

    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.

    • @Oglumen
      @Oglumen 5 лет назад +9

      Actually Engilsh are more Viking than Germans :D

    • @whynottalklikeapirat
      @whynottalklikeapirat 5 лет назад +1

      @@Oglumen Yeah. They would split hairs about it too. What with their inherited Dane axes and all ...

    • @whynottalklikeapirat
      @whynottalklikeapirat 5 лет назад

      @Andrés Valverde And at what point did slingshots enter the picture?

    • @mariongranbruheim4090
      @mariongranbruheim4090 5 лет назад

      @Van Ivanov 5:36

    • @hiiambarney4489
      @hiiambarney4489 5 лет назад

      You forgot the very menacing but important " HA HA HA! " at the end.

  • @Ambarenya13
    @Ambarenya13 3 года назад +164

    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.

    • @NobleNemesis
      @NobleNemesis 2 года назад +5

      Very cool- this comment should be pinned!

    • @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479
      @magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479 2 года назад +9

      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

    • @chaser1928
      @chaser1928 Год назад

      He makes a prototype of this on the slingshot channel for a historian.

    • @Spoon80085
      @Spoon80085 11 месяцев назад

      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.

    • @666m111
      @666m111 8 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @raider3167
    @raider3167 5 лет назад +547

    One: “Fookin laser sights.”
    Two: That clicking sound of the arrow being cocked would be frikking terrifying if you heard it on a battlefield.

    • @anarkizt
      @anarkizt 5 лет назад +92

      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

    • @vernscheck2658
      @vernscheck2658 5 лет назад +16

      Unless it was the first shot fired, you probably would not hear it.

    • @nathanoliveira9655
      @nathanoliveira9655 4 года назад +13

      Its like cocking a loaded gun lol.

    • @Da_Shark
      @Da_Shark 4 года назад +13

      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

    • @alfredo3289
      @alfredo3289 4 года назад +2

      Raider Thatcher reference?

  • @JuliusCaminus
    @JuliusCaminus 5 лет назад +79

    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.

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 5 лет назад +6

      That's one of his best features

    • @JDManring
      @JDManring 4 года назад +1

      Just reading this made me laugh like him.

  • @itsapittie
    @itsapittie 5 лет назад +1219

    Medieval king: If only my archers could loose more arrows...
    Jorg: Hold my ale.

    • @killerkraut9179
      @killerkraut9179 5 лет назад +5

      arrows are not cheap !

    • @invadervim9037
      @invadervim9037 5 лет назад +15

      "Let me show you it's features!"

    • @akumabito2008
      @akumabito2008 5 лет назад +8

      @@invadervim9037 "Ah ah ah ah aaaahhhhhh!"

    • @koningbolo4700
      @koningbolo4700 5 лет назад +3

      @@invadervim9037 Yes, followed by ominous sounding laughter without the pinky...

    • @killerkraut9179
      @killerkraut9179 5 лет назад +3

      @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 .

  • @jaybdub77
    @jaybdub77 2 года назад +36

    Might be faster than Legolas. However, his unlimited arrow quiver capacity is unmatched.

  • @IncredibleMD
    @IncredibleMD 5 лет назад +461

    "And let me explain to you the features of how it differs."
    *HE SAID THE THING.*

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 5 лет назад +31

      "HA HA HA HA HA"

    • @jackbrunato8960
      @jackbrunato8960 4 года назад +1

      Read as said

    • @theduchyofmilanball3157
      @theduchyofmilanball3157 4 года назад

      Please explain

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 4 года назад +2

      @@theduchyofmilanball3157 there's a German who makes crazy crossbows

    • @IncredibleMD
      @IncredibleMD 4 года назад +13

      @@theduchyofmilanball3157 The guy who made this thing's catchphrase is basically "Let me show you its features".

  • @niall456
    @niall456 5 лет назад +259

    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!

    • @ML-mx3mm
      @ML-mx3mm 5 лет назад +11

      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!

    • @KakashiOkazaki
      @KakashiOkazaki 5 лет назад +15

      Fairly certain he still works at said gaming studio. He does this in his off time. Makes me think I mismanage my time.

    • @ML-mx3mm
      @ML-mx3mm 5 лет назад +3

      Kakashi Okazaki ah yeah looks like you were right. Idk why but I thought he had sold the company or something.

    • @PenitusVox
      @PenitusVox 5 лет назад +2

      @@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!

    • @DzinkyDzink
      @DzinkyDzink 5 лет назад +1

      I would argue Jeorg is the happiest

  • @matsv201
    @matsv201 4 года назад +640

    So the crasy laugther is really nothing to do with joerg, its his machine that make people do it

    • @ibahalii653
      @ibahalii653 4 года назад +42

      Would you not laugh in such a way if somebody handed you that device?
      i know i would...

    • @aaron-gz
      @aaron-gz 4 года назад +63

      It’s the essence of german engineering that tickles your very soul

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 4 года назад +1

      @@ibahalii653 probobaly

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 4 года назад +2

      @@aaron-gz that was probably what spawned wwii

    • @Zombiewithabowtie
      @Zombiewithabowtie 4 года назад +23

      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."

  • @charleshaines9715
    @charleshaines9715 4 года назад +284

    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.

    • @Rhino-ep6of
      @Rhino-ep6of 4 года назад +24

      The man is amazing

    • @StoutProper
      @StoutProper 3 года назад +1

      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

    • @MyCommentsRMaturelol
      @MyCommentsRMaturelol 3 года назад +1

      How does it work?

    • @sirien.neiris
      @sirien.neiris 2 года назад

      @@MyCommentsRMaturelol go check slingshot channel, lots of fun there.
      Basically he installed counter-bow to the bow. Sort of.

    • @Ithirahad
      @Ithirahad 2 года назад +8

      @@StoutProper 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.

  • @mugensamurai
    @mugensamurai 5 лет назад +230

    "Good grief that's rather easy. Let me try a few more." as he takes aim towards his enemy.

    • @Duke00x
      @Duke00x 5 лет назад +31

      You should see the upgraded one. He has made improvements and it is even easier to use now.

  • @DamienTB
    @DamienTB 5 лет назад +2751

    "Could this device have changed medieval European history?"
    *Pulls out an AK-47*

    • @codemy666
      @codemy666 5 лет назад +134

      *RPK with a long bayonet*

    • @torbenjohansen6955
      @torbenjohansen6955 5 лет назад +12

      a pea shooter cant penetrate shit. so a kids play toy. So of no use in the mediewal world at all.

    • @LordKoKuyou
      @LordKoKuyou 5 лет назад +25

      AK-47? What would you do with it when out of bullets?

    • @alfiewebb9402
      @alfiewebb9402 5 лет назад +12

      Kalashnikov

    • @a2pabmb2
      @a2pabmb2 5 лет назад +32

      @@alfiewebb9402 yes, that's what the K stands for. Good job!

  • @zachariahgoddard6039
    @zachariahgoddard6039 5 лет назад +1531

    Joerg is the God Emperor of projectile toys. Let him show you their features.

    • @drmachinewerke1
      @drmachinewerke1 5 лет назад +11

      LOL.
      Where have I heard that before.

    • @tsmspace
      @tsmspace 5 лет назад +8

      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.

    • @LuqmanMal
      @LuqmanMal 5 лет назад +14

      you forgot to mention it with
      Joerg laugh
      hahahahahaha

    • @MrFmiller
      @MrFmiller 5 лет назад +1

      tsmspace He is aware of that sentiment. His latest post is in response. ruclips.net/video/BPQNMsnuI8U/видео.html

    • @zachariahgoddard6039
      @zachariahgoddard6039 5 лет назад

      Andrew Smith you could say the same thing about hand cannons

  • @marianconstantindumitriu6062
    @marianconstantindumitriu6062 4 года назад +260

    Your voice: "Let me...."
    My mind: "....show you it's features! (harty laugh)"

  • @Rouverius
    @Rouverius 5 лет назад +96

    The real power of Joerg is that any contact with his devices causes infectious laughter.
    Merry Christmas!

  • @thomaszhang3101
    @thomaszhang3101 5 лет назад +86

    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

    • @Rynewulf
      @Rynewulf 5 лет назад +8

      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

    • @ReptilianLepton
      @ReptilianLepton 5 лет назад +10

      @@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.

    • @guilhermehx7159
      @guilhermehx7159 5 лет назад

      Firearms???

    • @draconite1018
      @draconite1018 5 лет назад +1

      @@guilhermehx7159 Firearms(as we know them) have been around since the early 1400s.

    • @guilhermehx7159
      @guilhermehx7159 5 лет назад +1

      @@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

  • @ederdstark1128
    @ederdstark1128 4 года назад +154

    Joerg Sprave brought me here. Im proud to be a subscriber.

    • @kjsdpgijn
      @kjsdpgijn 4 года назад

      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! :)

  • @WaltTFB
    @WaltTFB 4 года назад +16

    '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'

  • @WCHMN3
    @WCHMN3 5 лет назад +20

    As a Hungarian I am very happy to hear how you respect our archers, thank you.

  • @WardNightstone
    @WardNightstone 5 лет назад +282

    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

    • @ModernKnight
      @ModernKnight  5 лет назад +51

      I think that was Nu Sensei? great channel

    • @GamelessOne
      @GamelessOne 5 лет назад +27

      @@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.

    • @thunderborn3231
      @thunderborn3231 5 лет назад +38

      @@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

    • @GamelessOne
      @GamelessOne 5 лет назад +2

      Well there would still be the strength training to reach warbow level of at least 90-100lbs which this device wont help with.

    • @thunderborn3231
      @thunderborn3231 5 лет назад +1

      @@GamelessOne i dont even know what they would do to build strength back then besides intensive farmwork or possibly stone lifting

  • @thomaswhittingham550
    @thomaswhittingham550 5 лет назад +758

    Im a bit disappointed you didn't start with: let me show you its features.

    • @ModernKnight
      @ModernKnight  5 лет назад +211

      yes sorry, I thought it would be impolite to use his catch-phrase, LOL!

    • @Sporner100
      @Sporner100 5 лет назад +28

      I was literally waiting for that phrase through half the video. Especially since we came quite close three times I think.

    • @Pop013
      @Pop013 5 лет назад +7

      @@ModernKnight Canadian?

    • @ts552
      @ts552 5 лет назад +5

      @@ModernKnight It is a tribute to his work, you can't go impolite by saying it and crediting him.

    • @ChrisParayno
      @ChrisParayno 5 лет назад +4

      bwhahaha

  • @ARTEMISXIX
    @ARTEMISXIX 4 года назад +67

    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.

    • @Izbiski_
      @Izbiski_ 2 года назад +15

      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.

  • @thebritanic2092
    @thebritanic2092 5 лет назад +818

    He missed an opportunity to say “LET ME SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES”

    • @septegram
      @septegram 5 лет назад +34

      Several opportunities. So disappointing!

    • @50StichesSteel
      @50StichesSteel 5 лет назад +13

      He did say it

    • @Anima_Lecter
      @Anima_Lecter 5 лет назад +4

      4:26 he tries to do the laugh at least.

    • @rhodridavies9426
      @rhodridavies9426 5 лет назад +3

      Actually I feel it's pretty obvious that he is intentionally avoiding saying that.

    • @d.aardent9382
      @d.aardent9382 5 лет назад +1

      He did kiiiiind of say it.

  • @Kellethorn
    @Kellethorn 5 лет назад +424

    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.

    • @tabchanzero8229
      @tabchanzero8229 5 лет назад +38

      Georgius Spravius von Zwuschelheim

    • @diegoveloso3rd
      @diegoveloso3rd 5 лет назад +45

      Archimedes: Eureka!
      DaVinci: Learning never exhausts the mind
      Joerg: *Let me show you its features!*

    • @Tedger
      @Tedger 4 года назад +3

      @@diegoveloso3rd +creepy hearty laugh

    • @SillyhAsH
      @SillyhAsH 4 года назад +3

      And all books would be written in german.

    • @ImSarpD
      @ImSarpD 4 года назад +1

      Unfortunately not even close.

  • @TheKoderius
    @TheKoderius 5 лет назад +54

    When two great channels collab, we get the best TV in history.
    Thanks, Jason, you made my day.

    • @MaugriMGER
      @MaugriMGER 4 года назад

      I Like the warbow Version of shadiversity more.

  • @VocationInc
    @VocationInc 2 года назад +72

    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.

    • @DinoPimp
      @DinoPimp 2 года назад +14

      Logistics would be a bitch tho.

    • @lagrangewei
      @lagrangewei 2 года назад +22

      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.

    • @knoll9812
      @knoll9812 2 года назад +4

      Koreans designed short bolt shooting from long bow. No return fire and faster.

    • @DJBabb
      @DJBabb 2 года назад +2

      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.

    • @SummerSong1366
      @SummerSong1366 2 года назад +5

      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".

  • @coreymerrill3257
    @coreymerrill3257 5 лет назад +522

    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.

    • @daxconnell7661
      @daxconnell7661 5 лет назад +91

      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

    • @DctrBread
      @DctrBread 5 лет назад +64

      @@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.

    • @strangescience3414
      @strangescience3414 5 лет назад +4

      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.

    • @coreymerrill3257
      @coreymerrill3257 5 лет назад +8

      @@strangescience3414 burn him! It's a wharlock! Witch! Witch!

    • @strangescience3414
      @strangescience3414 5 лет назад +5

      @@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

  • @johnyricco1220
    @johnyricco1220 5 лет назад +488

    He has already invented a greatly improved pump action repeating bow

    • @AndAbel-AOD
      @AndAbel-AOD 5 лет назад +23

      Yeah, its greatly improved from this.

    • @gardenlizard1586
      @gardenlizard1586 5 лет назад +3

      True

    • @dazaspc
      @dazaspc 5 лет назад +5

      Not really Invented more developed. Dont forget the Chinese chukonu.

    • @LyK0sa
      @LyK0sa 5 лет назад +45

      @@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.

    • @al_lahn4264
      @al_lahn4264 5 лет назад +8

      Red dot sights and laser sights are two different things.

  • @matthewseals8110
    @matthewseals8110 4 года назад +272

    Guys like this are what I want to see on the history channel. Just really interesting stuff with amazing insight.

    • @Chance57
      @Chance57 4 года назад +9

      No. You get purposely misleading alien nonsense and a scripted antique roadshow knockoff and you'll like it.

    • @isaiahcampbell488
      @isaiahcampbell488 4 года назад +17

      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.

    • @matthewseals8110
      @matthewseals8110 4 года назад +10

      @@isaiahcampbell488 too right, I think people at that time were as smart as we are today. They were just further behind in technological Advancement.

    • @MyBoomStick1
      @MyBoomStick1 2 года назад

      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.

    • @DJBabb
      @DJBabb 2 года назад

      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.

  • @schmerz6604
    @schmerz6604 2 года назад +57

    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.

    • @Sir_Los
      @Sir_Los 2 года назад +8

      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.

    • @alexyoon-sungcucina7895
      @alexyoon-sungcucina7895 2 года назад +6

      The repeating rifle: Just a scheme by Big Saltpeter!

    • @andrewince8824
      @andrewince8824 Год назад +3

      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.

  • @septegram
    @septegram 5 лет назад +49

    Wait until you see his updated one. Even faster and more consistent grouping.

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951 4 года назад +90

    Samuel Colt - “I call this the six shooter Peacemaker.”
    Joerg: “hold my beer stein!”

    • @Sgrunterundt
      @Sgrunterundt 4 года назад +7

      "I call this the piecemaker"

  • @cojones8518
    @cojones8518 5 лет назад +60

    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.

    • @egonzalez4294
      @egonzalez4294 5 лет назад +3

      Now he is up to version 3, works by rotating a handle and shots up to 30 arrows automatically.

  • @NeoIsrafil
    @NeoIsrafil 4 года назад +21

    That's adorable! Merlin's eye! Jorge has a great sense of humor... love his builds.

  • @daroth7127
    @daroth7127 5 лет назад +195

    not only could they not shoot your arrows, but you could still use their arrows with your bow even with that device attached. truely an ingenuous design.

    • @jetstreamlynn3156
      @jetstreamlynn3156 5 лет назад +9

      @arnold jayeola Actually, it would not be hard to carry another bow of the same size so that you can shoot their arrows.

    • @keshlalish5586
      @keshlalish5586 5 лет назад +9

      @arnold jayeola could make a cut on the top that will have an arrow rest on the device

    • @Mithguar
      @Mithguar 5 лет назад +18

      @@keshlalish5586 or just make some kind of clamps to attach the device that you can release after you shoot all arrows. Or you can cut off strings with a knife. Since you only get their arrows, you won't be needing the device since your arrows are not flying back.

    • @sam23696
      @sam23696 5 лет назад +29

      This is essentially what a modern assault rifle is to a breech loading musket. The later requires years of training to fire and reload competitively, but the former can be fired and reloaded by any person strong enough to carry it. This device would have dramatically reduced the skill required to operate a longbow, and yet I can only imagine what a life time of training with this device would look like.

    • @punchysonichu5395
      @punchysonichu5395 5 лет назад +12

      @@sam23696 _"This device would have dramatically reduced the skill required to operate a longbow"_
      Would it _really,_ though?
      As the host points out, despite firing bolts and being crossbow-shaped, this is not a crossbow. And that's a problem, because the main advantage of a crossbow is its ability to use mechanical force in order to dramatically increase the draw weight of a bow. A Joerg-style Longbow has no such mechnical advantage; it would still require the same amount of upper body strength to draw, and thus, would still require the same amount of time to "train" ("training" with a longbow, being predominately a function of physical conditioning).
      As for the "not being able to fire arrows back" thing, sure. That's true... unless the enemy happens to have crossbows, in which case you're basically sending them free ammo. And, in all likelihood, the army your longbowmen are facing will have quite a lot of crossbows. Longbows were actually fairly rare in medieval armies, and their "normal" arrows were too long to be use effectively with smaller bows and crossbows, so in actual fact, longbows-firing-bolts would be far more likely to _give your enemies more ammo_ than would longbows-firing-arrows.
      The only real advantage here is in how quickly an archer could notch a new arrow. But I'm not even convinced of THAT. It only takes a second or two to grab an arrow, raise it to your bowstring, and notch it. I suspect, just by looking at it, that any second or so saved by having an "auto-loading" longbow magazine would be more than negated by the time required to reload the magazine. With six bolts, you might save six seconds over a conventional bow - but after those six bolts, you'd lose at least a good twenty, thirty seconds (or more!) trying to reload the thing.
      It's a fun idea, but I think the only way this device would "change history" would be making the armies who adopted it lose faster.

  • @67Spectre
    @67Spectre 5 лет назад +96

    Jason: "Let me explain some of the features."
    Joerg: "No, like this. Let me show you some of its features, ha ha ha."

  • @MikaelKKarlsson
    @MikaelKKarlsson 5 лет назад +809

    "An engineering wizard from what used to be The Holy Roman Empire"
    - Ohh I think I know this. Show me it's features.

    • @Mentocthemindtaker
      @Mentocthemindtaker 5 лет назад +10

      I thought he was talking about Leonardo Da Vinci!

    • @alexriddles492
      @alexriddles492 5 лет назад +13

      Let me..
      Explain how this actually works.
      Now I'm disappointed.

    • @fiendishrabbit8259
      @fiendishrabbit8259 5 лет назад +15

      As it opens it unleashes joyous laughter

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter 5 лет назад +20

      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.

    • @Duke00x
      @Duke00x 5 лет назад +10

      @@pattheplanter Yes. Especially with the new upgraded version.

  • @zsoltszabo7391
    @zsoltszabo7391 3 года назад +2

    21:32, as a Hungarian, it warmed my heart. Oh, and just for tradition... Bojler eladó!

  • @Kalleosini
    @Kalleosini 4 года назад +21

    5:36
    "let me explain some of its features"
    probably unintentional but I still loved it.

  • @andrew_owens7680
    @andrew_owens7680 5 лет назад +381

    Accuracy is vastly overrated when you are shooting at a mass of people. Speed is everything. That's why military archery has almost no resemblance to modern Olympic archery.

    • @dominic6634
      @dominic6634 4 года назад +50

      They actually practiced accuracy. True they probably didn't drop arrows right on top of each other. But I could totally see them getting groupings of 24in at 100 yrds

    • @joeyawiki3315
      @joeyawiki3315 4 года назад +53

      so all they need is dakka right?

    • @migueltan1080
      @migueltan1080 4 года назад +25

      @@joeyawiki3315 The problem with that is that there's never enough of it

    • @eewweeppkk
      @eewweeppkk 4 года назад +30

      @@dominic6634 Of course they practiced accuracy. It just wasn't Olympic style precision shooting. Nobody said they didn't need accuracy, just that it was vastly overrated in the context of warfare.

    • @dominic6634
      @dominic6634 4 года назад +4

      @@eewweeppkk that's what I said, re-read the comment.

  • @StormDogg
    @StormDogg 5 лет назад +11

    This guy always puts me a good mood! He's just so damn enthusiastic and knowledgable, it's infectious.

  • @wfmeducatie8378
    @wfmeducatie8378 3 года назад +22

    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.

  • @kmor8613
    @kmor8613 5 лет назад +178

    If Jorg lived during that time period, he would have owned the world.

    • @proactivex
      @proactivex 5 лет назад +14

      how long before you're fighting against your own weapons though? the boys in the back room?

    • @NorybDrol82
      @NorybDrol82 5 лет назад +14

      Who else would love stick Jorg, Da Vinci, and Archimedes in a room together with some translators?

    • @K00Ldude98
      @K00Ldude98 5 лет назад +2

      Well, I mean, the Chinese made repeating crossbows back in the early iron age so I don't think he'd be conquering them.

    • @stikkybizzle7951
      @stikkybizzle7951 5 лет назад +1

      Andrés Valverde umm I THINK you mean black powder....

    • @lecharcutier3637
      @lecharcutier3637 5 лет назад +1

      More likely he would have been robbed or swindled by his local lord and not payed a single coin.

  • @LeRouxshnikov
    @LeRouxshnikov 4 года назад +459

    Him calling the laser a "red dot sight" makes me trust his knowledge of medieval times a lot more

    • @j.c.d.3399
      @j.c.d.3399 2 года назад +10

      😂

    • @magnumopus1628
      @magnumopus1628 2 года назад +27

      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. 😅

    • @magnumopus1628
      @magnumopus1628 2 года назад +4

      @@j.c.d.3399
      Gee, I have the same Van Gogh's painting (a reproduction, obviously, sadly) hanged on my wall.
      I love it. 👌

    • @joakimandersson7769
      @joakimandersson7769 2 года назад +12

      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.

    • @LeRouxshnikov
      @LeRouxshnikov 2 года назад

      @@joakimandersson7769 Listen man, if i walk into your gunstore and you call a laser a red dot sight, best believe i'm walking right the fuck out of there. Besides, the joke is that an expert in history would make these mistakes. Because those devices never existed in his field of expertise. We might be anal, but at least we're not cunts.

  • @iamcarbonandotherbits.8039
    @iamcarbonandotherbits.8039 5 лет назад +22

    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.

  • @MrBonners
    @MrBonners 3 года назад +16

    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.

  • @jefflindeman
    @jefflindeman 5 лет назад +49

    More like the "Instant Joerg"! After Jason empties his first magazine, his laugh starts to become Joerg-esque! 🤣🤣🤣♥️

  • @jojorobino5312
    @jojorobino5312 5 лет назад +109

    Jeorg is literally the most badass ever.

    • @grassroot011
      @grassroot011 5 лет назад +3

      Just wait 'til he discovers metal, then watch out.

    • @jojorobino5312
      @jojorobino5312 5 лет назад +6

      @@grassroot011 metal is cool but jeorg is so badass he just needs wood.

    • @DonVigaDeFierro
      @DonVigaDeFierro 4 года назад +5

      @@grassroot011 "Hello and welcome to the slingshot channel"
      _Joerg then enters a giant mech equipped with a slingshot, all powered with a drill._

    • @stewartleslie3292
      @stewartleslie3292 4 года назад +5

      Imagine him on The Walking Dead... The Whispers bring their horde forward, then all you hear is Jeorg's laugh and the cocking of the Gatling crossbow bolt thrower.

  • @TorSmawbs
    @TorSmawbs 5 лет назад +7

    You have such a clean and genuine love for what you are doing. Thank you so much for expressing the beauty and joy of the past to so many people.
    For some reason the British's special love for every nook and cranny of the world is contagious, and your smile and optimism has more than lifted my spirits recently.
    You are a gem of a man and your show is excellent. Never stop if you can manage it.

  • @KilliKonKarnage
    @KilliKonKarnage 3 года назад +5

    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.

  • @coltrider666
    @coltrider666 5 лет назад +4

    I instantly recognized Jörgs work in the thumbnail! Great to see 2 fantastic channels doing a colab

  • @FirAnto
    @FirAnto 5 лет назад +65

    22:50: "Imagine this in the hands of thousands of skillful mounted archers"....
    Why not go to Hungary and have them test it? They do have trained/skillful mounted archers and make a video of it? I can imagine they also intrigued to try this... 🤔

    • @carlosmerces
      @carlosmerces 4 года назад +3

      Yes!

    • @AJTHAxx
      @AJTHAxx 4 года назад +1

      It would be interesting.
      We have a technique to hold multiple arrows in your hand next to the bow. I can hold max 11, but rarely practice it, usually only use 3 or up to 6, but if your hand big and strong enough you can do more. I hold 3 with the bow, middle finger 3, ring finger 3, and 2 with the pinkie. Look up Lajos Kassai for pictures.
      A comparison could be made. This technique is slower than the Instant Legolas, but faster than normal and have more arrows ready.

    • @chopsworth3833
      @chopsworth3833 3 года назад +1

      @@AJTHAxx I did not know this was a thing. Thank you for sharing that.

  • @pegzounet
    @pegzounet 5 лет назад +437

    LET ME SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES, HAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @mistingwolf
    @mistingwolf 4 года назад +58

    I'm trying to imagine the devastation of a medieval army with six consecutive volleys with such a device.

    • @knoll9812
      @knoll9812 2 года назад +4

      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.

  • @Eviligniter
    @Eviligniter 5 лет назад +12

    That's what I call an epic crossover. Bravo sir, bravo.

  • @Jake4595
    @Jake4595 5 лет назад +76

    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*

  • @bob_._.
    @bob_._. 5 лет назад +16

    I've been waiting for this video ever since Joerg showed it on his channel.

  • @Sxcheschka
    @Sxcheschka 3 месяца назад +1

    Oh my WORD, I know this was from 4 years ago, but still. I love JoergSprave so much, that chap is just absolutely wonderful, and getting to see a collab with him is so freaking cool. It's always freaking cool to see that. I already know this episode is going to be a 10/10. Actually, all your episodes are 10's and out of 10. But this just warms my heart so much!!!

  • @hermenegildakociubinska6665
    @hermenegildakociubinska6665 5 лет назад +93

    Yes, I guess the bow device is interesting, but more importantly HOW IS THE MULE DOING?

    • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
      @JaneDoe-ci3gj 5 лет назад +3

      My thoughts exactly😊👍

    • @InnannasRainbow
      @InnannasRainbow 5 лет назад +2

      I'm quite interested in how the mule has been doing.

    • @yermanoh
      @yermanoh 5 лет назад +1

      the mule voted labour ( small brain and all) and is currently not a happy camper

  • @spyrofrost9158
    @spyrofrost9158 5 лет назад +68

    "There's a lot of great mounted archery in Hungary."
    Cumans intensify

    • @colbunkmust
      @colbunkmust 5 лет назад +4

      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.

    • @dyeemrbme4057
      @dyeemrbme4057 5 лет назад +2

      Kcd intensifies

    • @mememaster147
      @mememaster147 5 лет назад +2

      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.

    • @mckittensification
      @mckittensification 5 лет назад +1

      @@colbunkmust but the Mongols did most of the Cuman confederation in, sad to say.

    • @colbunkmust
      @colbunkmust 5 лет назад +2

      @@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.

  • @MisterKisk
    @MisterKisk 5 лет назад +15

    Japan did use "longbow" length bows from horseback, and they came up with an ingenious solution. Hold the bow asymmetrically. Though their bows were made from strips of wood glued and bound together, as opposed to a single piece of wood.
    As for why the arrow was used on the right side of the bow (for a right handed archer), in mounted archery, has to do with using the thumb release. Using a thumb release and having the arrow on the left side would torque the arrow away from the bow and make it pretty much impossible to shoot that way.

    • @jpkalishek4586
      @jpkalishek4586 5 лет назад +6

      the Japanese used Natures Fiberglass . . . Bamboo.
      Yumi archers used bamboo arrows as well.

    • @MisterKisk
      @MisterKisk 5 лет назад +2

      @@jpkalishek4586 The core of yumi were made from mulberry. The outside strips were of bamboo.
      Likewise, war arrows were also made from mulberry.

  • @stephengent9974
    @stephengent9974 3 года назад +1

    I have seen a similar video to this one. The guy using the device was an experienced shooter using heavy war bows. The base bow he used was 120lb draw weight. He found it difficult too shoot it for long. That is the problem. Not that the system could work, it was the cycling of the weapon. The archer would become exhausted too soon. Second the range of the weapon was limited because of a lack of power. Additionally firing too quickly expends too much ammunition. The need to resupply is a big issue, as it is for guns. The conclusion was that this type of weapon was not really good for general warfare as a main weapon, only in support, or for in siege situations

  • @chris57035
    @chris57035 5 лет назад +161

    Seriously though, have you named the mule yet?
    My suggestion is “Jasper.”
    He looked like a Jasper.

    • @scarletpimpernelagain9124
      @scarletpimpernelagain9124 5 лет назад +8

      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

    • @romgl4513
      @romgl4513 5 лет назад +17

      I vote "Rocinante"

    • @fazdoll
      @fazdoll 5 лет назад +9

      Same question! I want to hear more about the mule. He seemed like such a hard-working sweetie.

    • @worddunlap
      @worddunlap 5 лет назад +3

      He's named it 'Elmer'.

    • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
      @JaneDoe-ci3gj 5 лет назад +1

      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!

  • @arpioisme
    @arpioisme 5 лет назад +70

    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"

    • @BigHenFor
      @BigHenFor 5 лет назад +8

      Thee, bro. "Show thee".

  • @nathanokun8801
    @nathanokun8801 5 лет назад +56

    It could have been made by the pre-Roman Empire Greeks, for that matter -- amazing that Archimedes didn't think of it. Arrow machineguns...

    • @KermRiv
      @KermRiv 5 лет назад +16

      Probably would have eventually if he hadn't been killed by the Romans. That's just as tragic as the brlurning of the library of Alexandria for me

    • @AndyIli
      @AndyIli 5 лет назад +6

      @mandellorian no, I believe it was called gastraphetes
      edit: you are right, I was thinking of the wrong thing

    • @ericsalles3393
      @ericsalles3393 4 года назад +2

      The Chinese had one he he he he he no silly

    • @Kopie0830
      @Kopie0830 4 года назад +1

      War. War never changes. And it is a good thing. Technology gets upgraded.

    • @Imman1s
      @Imman1s 4 года назад +9

      Archimedes? The guy who supposedly used ** death rays in ancient Greece and made contraptions capable of lifting and throwing triremes full of soldiers? The same that could scare the shit out of the Romans by showing some random garbage in top of the walls? Nah, he was in a different level of badassery to care that much about improving the efficiency of a single soldier. His baseline were ballistas and steam powered cannons.
      Anything that couldn't kill half a dozen people in one go was simply not worth his time :p

  • @aesheronanglvd3th309
    @aesheronanglvd3th309 4 года назад +47

    The Samurai used their Yumi longbows mounted, but they were asymmetrical, with the handle being towards the bottom.

    • @ConernicusRex
      @ConernicusRex 2 года назад +6

      The mongols did it well, the Japanese… well they tried.

    • @rgddydshevchenko2448
      @rgddydshevchenko2448 2 года назад +2

      @@ConernicusRex wdym

    • @marcosyy87
      @marcosyy87 10 месяцев назад

      @@ConernicusRex The mongols didn't do this. They were using shorter recurve bows

  • @Bombermmann
    @Bombermmann 4 года назад +30

    I am an rpg player and i just discovered this channel. Feels like home already

  • @spugggaldon361
    @spugggaldon361 5 лет назад +58

    As has been mentioned in a few other comments already........
    This device would have changed history due to the fact that you could train someone to be highly effective with a heavy draw bow in very little time. You don't really have to have the pin point accuracy of an English Longbow man that has trained for over ten years if you can put six times as many arrows in the air in the same time it takes him to shoot one or two.
    Your anchor point at full draw is also always measured the same which is one of the most difficult things to reproduce when shooting without this device. I would be able to train a regiment to pull a heavy bow from zero to deployed within 3 months with this device.

    • @2bingtim
      @2bingtim 5 лет назад +5

      You cannot train to handle heavy war bows in any sense fast. You'd have to start with very light bows & gradually increase the bow strength in small increments over many years. The whole body has to develop, growth & strengthen over time to get to a point where you can shoot safely, smoothly & swiftly. It takes years of constant practice. Otherwise you'll get crippled, injured archers, good for nothing. By the time you'd get there, Joerg's amazing device may actually slow you down rather than help. An archer shooting as fast as he can smoothly & sustainably shoot a warbow can shoot until all his 24-48 arrows are gone, but someone using Joerg's device shoots 5 or 6 & then has to stop a while to reload the magazine.
      It is no problem to maintain a set anchor point. That's a very basic part when learning to shoot a bow.

    • @spugggaldon361
      @spugggaldon361 5 лет назад +11

      @@2bingtim as I said, "heavy draw bow" not "war bow". By heavy I mean about 60Ibs. 80Ibs max. An adult male should be able to work up to pulling that draw weight with a well structured training regimen in about 3 months. And to be fair, these people are hard working labourers already.
      I'd be interested in the engineering of the bolt of this bow as, with it being shorter, the potential for a faster missile is there when compared to shooting a longer arrow. The bolt will also require less resources to construct meaning more bolts can be made from the same resources.
      Getting the exact same draw length on every draw isn't the easiest thing to do in archery. This is why clickers exist today and Olympic archers use them (not all Olympians use them - those damn Koreans and their super human archery skills!). Thus device removes that completely and the potential for the stock to be developed to create a very stable and consistent full draw position exists.
      The only thing I agree with in your reply is that training in an effective manner that isn't high risk for injury to pull a war bow with an exploding shoulder style draw takes years. I don't believe you need that draw weight with this contraption.
      Biggest problem with this piece of technology is it falling into enemy hands and being quickly reproduced and effectively used.

    • @iwilltubeyouall
      @iwilltubeyouall 4 года назад

      Paul Currer medieval understanding was not modern time understanding. They would have thought about a witchcraft thing, would have destroyed it, wouldn't have automatically understood its function nor its production. That might have needed more captures. But since that weapon is stronger, that wasn't very likely.

    • @brandonwheaton1081
      @brandonwheaton1081 4 года назад +7

      @@2bingtim Joergs new version can. He added a rubber elastic on the fetch part of the slide of the magazine. That way when you draw, the elastic is taking off some of the required draw power. It can possibly allow a person with an 80lb pull strength to master a 160lb bow. You could double your pull strength. It's amazing. Also the new version you don't even have to hold the string like in this video.

    • @atomicskull6405
      @atomicskull6405 4 года назад +1

      @@spugggaldon361 The average person back then was in much better shape than in modern times because electricity and power tools were not a thing. Anyone who did manual labor for a living had to be strong.

  • @LeCharles07
    @LeCharles07 5 лет назад +18

    You had me at "Engineering Wizard".

  • @madmike5621
    @madmike5621 3 года назад +9

    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

  • @sneaky5141
    @sneaky5141 5 лет назад +255

    "and then i wanna talk to you about..."
    anyone else start panicking and thinking: *RAID SHADOW LEGENDS*

  • @michaeldubery3593
    @michaeldubery3593 5 лет назад +5

    I like how he Joerg actually sent his hearty chuckle along with the device too. Brilliant!

  • @RonJeremy514
    @RonJeremy514 4 года назад +128

    "Could this device have changed medieval European history?"
    Holy Roman Empire: Wait, this is illegal. It's way too deadly and inhumane, this is against the ways of God! Anyway we'll keep one of those... Just in case.
    Surrounding kingdoms: **giggles**

    • @thessop9439
      @thessop9439 4 года назад +8

      *chuckles* Im in danger

    • @dinamosflams
      @dinamosflams 4 года назад +20

      The Holy German empire: It's deadly and ihumane, ITS PERFECT

    • @simonsilence
      @simonsilence 4 года назад +4

      The story of crossbows

    • @WhatIsThatThingDoing
      @WhatIsThatThingDoing 4 года назад +6

      Leonardo Da Vinci: Let's try that again, but this time, for a ballista.

  • @brovusmarillian3303
    @brovusmarillian3303 2 года назад +82

    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.

    • @nicoloserri6071
      @nicoloserri6071 2 года назад +3

      absolutly not... a crossbow would have been much better than this...
      way more portable and way more powerfull

    • @brovusmarillian3303
      @brovusmarillian3303 2 года назад +3

      ​@@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.

    • @nicoloserri6071
      @nicoloserri6071 2 года назад +1

      @@brovusmarillian3303 the why the hell did you even post?

    • @brovusmarillian3303
      @brovusmarillian3303 2 года назад +3

      @@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.

    • @knoll9812
      @knoll9812 2 года назад

      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.

  • @Listener970
    @Listener970 5 лет назад +29

    "Merlin's eyes". Its cool how people might have name technologies back at medieval times. Like everything was magic.

    • @casinodelonge
      @casinodelonge 5 лет назад +2

      was it Arthur C Clarke that said "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"? This would be an excellent example.

  • @Stellar001100
    @Stellar001100 5 лет назад +41

    "I used to be an adventurer like you, until someone said 'Let me show you it's features!'"

  • @UnitCoralSnake
    @UnitCoralSnake 5 лет назад +47

    Waited for "let me show you its features" :D

    • @bob_._.
      @bob_._. 5 лет назад +9

      He almost went there two or three times

    • @thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603
      @thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603 5 лет назад +7

      @@bob_._. at one point he nearly said it and started laughing

    • @ModernKnight
      @ModernKnight  5 лет назад +40

      I was tempted...

    • @sithompson74
      @sithompson74 5 лет назад +3

      @@ModernKnight oh man, you missed a trick there! And really you should have filmed this outside and in just a t-shirt!

    • @ModernKnight
      @ModernKnight  5 лет назад +21

      A safety t shirt?

  • @JimIBobIJones
    @JimIBobIJones 2 года назад +1

    The size of the bow definitely impacts the practicality of using them on horseback.
    Cultures who used mounted archers successfully largely used smaller bows, and the most effective ones used compound bows. Compound bows allows for as and more powerful draws compared to a longbow whilst being much more compact.

  • @GorinRedspear
    @GorinRedspear 5 лет назад +6

    It reminds me of the Chinese "Chu Ko Nu" (or something like that). Basically a magazine attached to a crossbow. Supposed to date back to about 400BC

  • @modernkennnern
    @modernkennnern 5 лет назад +4

    No idea how I got here. Never searched for archery or horses, but I'm glad I got it recommended.
    Great video! I like your style of presentation

  • @GrainneDhu
    @GrainneDhu 5 лет назад +10

    Very interesting!
    When I was young and had learned to ride, I earned money by riding rehab off track Thoroughbreds, putting mileage/experience on green horses and keeping 'made' horses fit and interested. By the time I was 16 or so, I was riding 3 to 6 horses a day, every day. What happened for me and for everyone else at that barn was that balance and the movements of a horse became so engrained we didn't really notice it anymore. We could pull off harebrained tricks like putting the horse we were riding into a canter, then doing a 360 degree turn in the saddle (yes, halfway through we were riding backwards).
    I've always had a feeling that something similar was true for mounted medieval cavalry. They would have spent enough time in the saddle that adjusting to the horse's movements would be a largely unconscious task. Add that to many hours spent per week on archery and, well, you'd have a very formidable fighter indeed.

    • @ModernKnight
      @ModernKnight  5 лет назад +5

      For me too, I am not aware of riding unless I think about it. I spend at least 5 hours in the saddle each day I’m not in the office.

    • @GrainneDhu
      @GrainneDhu 5 лет назад

      @@ModernKnight have you come across Deb Bennett's archaeological findings on horses? She has a Ph.D and has contributed her expertise to sites from Roman (she spends time every summer at Vindolanda) to medieval.

    • @ModernKnight
      @ModernKnight  5 лет назад +2

      I'll look her up on google. thanks.

  • @sirlancelot836
    @sirlancelot836 4 года назад +1

    Came here from the slingshot Channel . Thank you very much for that bit of entertainment and history .

  • @wakawaka1976
    @wakawaka1976 4 года назад +20

    Joerg would have devastated enemy armies with his inventions.

  • @VladiSSius
    @VladiSSius 5 лет назад +57

    1000 mounted archers with this device = 6000 bolts flying in short time. and then they can carry 2nd bow if they want. or just reload and do second run.
    it that doesnt make 300's version of Xerxes wet, then i dont know.

    • @renookami4651
      @renookami4651 5 лет назад +8

      With a single modification to get the string in and out, the need to attach it to the bow is thown out of the window. Shoot the volley while holding both, get another magazine you're carrying and shoot again. No more magazines? Unmount and shoot back ennemy arrows or ride away.

    • @TheLangenator
      @TheLangenator 4 года назад +14

      @VladiSSius also just imagine you’re a foot soldier or something and you hear the faint rapid clicking of a thousand of these being drawn at once. That might honestly be one of the most terrifying sounds you can hear.

    • @Mohrrunkel
      @Mohrrunkel 4 года назад +5

      @@renookami4651 Your general idea is decent, but carrying a lot of theese would not only be cumbersome but also unnecessary. Joerg is already toying with some kind of clip fed magazines, those are lighter and smaller than the whole thing. Also you don't want to throw away your secret weapon as the enemy could pick it up if they won the engagement so you had to carry them all back, but what do they to with a wooden or metal clip if they found one?

    • @bullzebub
      @bullzebub 4 года назад +2

      he HAS developed a clip for this thing too... so... fast reloads is possible :-)

  • @CalzaTheFox
    @CalzaTheFox 4 года назад +15

    Jason: Let me explain some of the features-
    Me: IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME!

  • @patricialavery8270
    @patricialavery8270 2 года назад +1

    Shadiversity pointed out you just can't pick up a warbow and instantly master it.He said that he has trained and when a gym rat friend tried without training he could not draw Shad's bow.We underestimate our ancestors alot.Little known to LOTR movie fans,in the book Legolas actually ran out of arrows at Helm's Deep and has to fall back on his blade.If you find George Caitlin's paintings of Native Americans hunting bison with bows from horseback you will see the bows seem fairly long and it probably would take excellent horsemanship to do it .