[Brad from Tennessee]

A friend of mine, a Civil War buff, speculated that units of archers could have played a role on the 1860’s battlefield. He said trained archers could put out a higher rate—6 to 8 arrows per minute—of fire than infantry armed with Springfield or Enfield rifled muskets—2 to 3 rounds per minute. Of course the riflemen would have a great advantage in range over the bowmen who might well be limited to fighting from defensive positions, firing indirectly in volleys at masses of attackers. Just saying.

[zek157]

Nothing came close to the Mongol rate of sustained fire and accuracy for 600 centuries.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***units of archers could have played a role on the 1860’s battlefield.***

Ben Franklin came to the same conclusion in the Revolutionary War.