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Historically, bows would not have been shot in volleys as this would not have been effective. The idea of shooting in volleys arose due to the use of firearms. Similarly, a command to "fire" a bow would not have been | Historically, bows would not have been shot in volleys as this would not have been effective. The idea of shooting in volleys arose due to the use of firearms. Similarly, a command to "fire" a bow would not have been issued by a commander as this was specifically used for firearms as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://walternelson.com/historia/2006/06/another_historical_pet_peevear.html|site=Mass Historia|title=Another Historical Pet Peeve--Archery and Hollywood|published=June 12, 2006|retrieved=December 7, 2024|author=Walter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7tvni3/comment/dtglj3o/|title=In movies, oftentimes a command given to archers is “fire!” I saw somewhere that the command wasn’t actually the word “fire”. What would someone say in order to command an group of archers to shoot arrows at a target?|site=r/AskHistorians|published=January 30, 2018|author=Valkine|retrieved=December 7, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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