Serak said:
Guerilla warfare has been a real thing since Roman period (may be older then I didnt search much). Fabian, Jewish sect, Iberian (Spain) rebels, steppe nations, German tribes, Robin Hood exc.
There are other weapons mace, axe, polearm. Not only ranged weapons. Traps, hidden ditces, stakes exc.
Crossbow had been forbidden by nobles and churchs. Because it was a threat for medieval social order. Who refuses to obey this rule punished hand cutting. Probably bandits havent obey this rule. One shot is enough attacking and fleeing. One person attacks with crosbow then flee. Another person attacks from another direction and flees. It is very easy using this tactic in a hills and woods.
How about you stop being a querulous poor prick who likes senseless objections without learning and searching??
Guerilla warfare was hardly used and not very developed, shoot from a tree, sure, but it did not advance from that. Oh and lol you think Robin Hood was a real person.
Maces, axes, polearms. Things that bandits did not have much access to. Oh and how the **** do you think they would be a heavily armored and skilled knight anyway, by running at them? Traps also did not exist, or at least the common bandit did not go "lol less google how to make a bungi pit".
Crossbows were forbidden by jack, the pope demanded they be banned and no one on the planet listened to him about it and they continued to be used. You need more than one shot, no one just traveled in groups of one, not to mention armies would have scouts moving around them to make sure no enemies ambush them.
Also lol at you thinking I somehow caused you to be a *****.
Jakob you are in love with nobles and knights and you hate peasants.