Fantasy Trip Glitches, Contradictions, Ambiguities

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by ak_aramis

The Crossbow, far more than gunpowder, was capable of defeating knights with relatively untrained use. At the time, it was more accurate, more powerful, easier to train, and way more reliable. The energy on target is comparable to a 7.62N round... much slower, but way more mass. 3000+ grains at 200+ fps, and (unlike the firearms of the day) able to fire a case hardened AP bolt with good accuracy.

Um.... 3000 grains at 200 fps = 0.2 kg at 60m/s = 360J. That's about a tenth the energy of a 7.62N round -- and a normal crossbow bolt is closer to 300 grains than 3000.