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Old 11-21-2008, 02:52 AM   #37
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Default Re: Low-Tech Missile Weapon Range and Accuracy

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Originally Posted by Lord Carnifex
Crossbows don't refuse to fire when wet, unlike black powder. So they might have had a certain attraction to a naval expedition. As well, the raw materials for additional quarrels could be reasonably be trusted to be found all over the world; I could see an expedition planner worried about easily obtaining the raw materials for black powder in Terra Incognita.
Bowstrings are useless when wet. English archers stored spares under their helmets. Composite crossbows delaminate when wet. All bows lose distance and power when wet.
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