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Originally Posted by Tinman
Dont forget muskets were more popular for most of TL5 as military weapons because they were faster to reload. (The rifleing made reloading difficult.)
You should compare the crossbow with a musket. IIRC the brown bess is stated at 4d pi++
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But the crossbow is
more accurate than a rifle,
faster to reload than a musket and the tradeoff is a slightly lower damage.
For a strong man (ST 15) with the Crossbow Finesse Perk, the average damage is the
same as a Baker Rifle. Even for an average soldier (ST 11), it's possible to use a heavier crossbow to match that damage, at the same reloading speed as a musket, but more accurate.