Spanish army in Italy (1494-1502)

In the age of Pike and Shot, mighty struggles erupted across Europe for causes religious, political or dynastic. The Thirty Years War raged across Germany and beyond, leaving devastation in its wake, but saw the rise of great commanders such as Count Tilly, Wallenstein and King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, and rapid developments in battlefield tactics.
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Spanish army in Italy (1494-1502)

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Hi.

The main portable fire weapon of the spanish army at the end of the XV century was the spingard not the arquebus [:-] (it only became popular around 1510).

On another hand I miss another fire weapon: the escopeta: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escopeta Very common in the spanish army between 1505-1530.

Please fix this historical error. [:(]

This information was taken from Ejércitos y armadas de los reyes católicos.
Las batallas contra las mujeres son las únicas que se ganan huyendo.

NAPOLEÓN BONAPARTE


Cuando el necio oye la verdad se carcajea, porque si no lo hiciera la verdad no sería la verdad.

LAO TSE
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There is no error. Arquebus is used in the game as a general term for the earlier types of firearm, of which there were many different types for which there were many different names in different countries.
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Ok, thanks for the info. I suppose "carbine" is another general term for light guns since carbines were only available in the spanish army at the end of the XVII century. Early spanish cavalry tend to use light arquebus and escopetas.
Las batallas contra las mujeres son las únicas que se ganan huyendo.

NAPOLEÓN BONAPARTE


Cuando el necio oye la verdad se carcajea, porque si no lo hiciera la verdad no sería la verdad.

LAO TSE
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