Low/High-Tech Military Air Guns

[Sam Cade]

Originally Posted by Green-Neck

Really?

Yup. With a powerful compound bow, complete pass through on critters as big as grizzlies and moose is common provided no bone is hit.

Even fairly light bows can put arrows through a deer sized animal unless you dead center the shoulder joint.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuLVSosOJWU

http://www.alaskabowhunting.com/imag...ephant_web.jpg

Really nice bull elephant taken by Dr. Jan Seski with one Ashby tipped arrow. The bull was quarteing away at 20-yards. The arrow struck high in the crease, traveled between ribs on the near side, cut completely through the top of the heart, then kept going out the other side, once again, between ribs. The ivory was 50+# per tusk. Congratulations to Dr. Jan Seski on another fine elephant with the bow and arrow.

Originally Posted by Green-Neck

Certainly not from a GURPS RAW perspective

Terminal behavior of arrows would be impossible to accurately model and have it remain playable.

Originally Posted by Green-Neck

IRL if find that my Horton Legend crossbow [165 lbs draw, 305 fps] has enough penetrating power to almost over penetrate a goat shot broadside to the chest [10-12"].

Your arrow is probably pretty light too.