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Old 10-17-2014, 12:38 AM   #9
Polydamas
 
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Default Re: Typical ST for a war bow?

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Originally Posted by BraselC5048 View Post
I'm going through the Deadly Spring spreadsheet, and I'm wondering what a typical ST for a typical war bow would be. I wondering about both for highly trained archers, and for average training archers. Apparently it's possible to produce really good reflex bows, and I'm wondering what ST I should use.

Probably a lower ST one for soldiers only parts of who's training is archery, and higher ST one for troops who're specialized, experience archers?
Typical draw weights amongst bows used in war can range from 50 to 180 pounds. Some archery traditions emphasized draw weight, others rate of fire or accuracy or range or ... In GURPS terms, that would probably be ST 10 to ST 17+.
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