Quick question regarding the bow and crossbow accuracy thing going on. Weren't bows fired in mass volleys anyway, making their accuracy, or their ability to hit the exact point you want to on the battlefield a very minor part of the weapon. I mean, the arrows travelled in an arc and only needed to fall in great numbers in a general area. The ability to pinpoint a specific soldier on the battlefield doesn't seem like a major advantage unless you are fighting someone who leads from the front such as we see in the American war of independance where American rebels singled out British officers to cripple the chain of command?

Also, was small ranged arms accuracy really an important aspect up until world war one, or when we see an end to the old style of warfare than I have no idea what to call except large units marching up to one another and unleashing volley after volley of either arrows or musketfire?