Medieval Warfare

      War in medieval times was advancing in creativity. In medieval times warfare was a big part of the culture. Castles were main safe place for higher up people. Castles were also surrounding the settlement or city within. On castle walls guards and defense mechanisms would be easy to find. Guards often patrolled city's too and were harsh with civilians. Rome was a well advanced city in me devil times and its warfare and ways of war were advanced and unique. Siege warfare was also a big part of military forces, ladders, battering rams, siege towers and many kinds of siege towers were used when taking over a fortress. Many weapons were also used like blades, blunt weapons and ranged weapons were used. Armor was a big part too but was very bulky and hard to fight in and if they fell it would bee near impossible to get back up. One type of warfare that neither army could control was Famine and disease, it would wipe out entire army's. The advancement of Pikes showed a great defense against heavily armored cavalry. Naval warfare was used in the Mediterranean during the middle ages but was not really advanced, because gunpowder wasn't used till later the men on ships would have to use longbows, another advancement in the middle ages. Crossbows were a Major advancement, they allowed greater range and could give more of a punch. The blots were armour piercing. The only downside to crossbows was the reload, they would have to put the nose down and crank back the string then load the bolt, and those several seconds could be the difference between life or death.