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<LI><em>From</em>: Matt Chatterley <<A HREF="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 22:26:09 +0000 (GMT)</LI>
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On Sun, 13 Jul 1997, Alex Oren wrote:
[Huge snippage, including Marian]
> I remember a long debate on an AD&D newsgroup (when I still browsed it)
> regarding the speed, range and damage of longbows and crossbows.
So do I. They seem frequent. =)
> After what seemed to be a pretty thorough research of medieval arms, the
> consensus reached was:
Yeah - I've got (some) experience with longbows (obviously modernised
ones, and not crossbows).
> Crossbows are usually cocked with mechanical aids.
Which is one of their big plusses - you can load it, and carry it
(carefully) around loaded, without having to hang onto a string.
> -> Longbow firing rate is higher.
Depending on how skilled you are.
> -> Crossbows may be fired just as effectively by weak or injured persons.
Provided it doesn't need to be wound up, or have a particularly heavy
mechanism to wind. The *would* be more effective for the less capable
normally, I agree.
> Crossbows have stronger pull, flatter trajectory and heavier ammo.
Yes. I imagine this is true.
> -> Longbows have longer range.
> -> Crossbows are more accurate.
I dispute this though - over longer range, I'd expect it to be easier to
strike target with a longbow, given skill, than a crossbow.
> -> Crossbows do more damage at short ranges (actually pierce HEAVY armor).
Definitely, plus are fireable at short to pointblank - bows are much
harder to manage due to aiming time. Longbows are I imagine, far more
lethal at long range.
> Crossbows are much easier to use.
> -> It takes a long time to train a longbowman but every peasant can be
> decent with a crossbow after practicing a couple of days.
This of course is another big point.
Regards,
-Matt Chatterley
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"Never enter an arsekicking contest with a porcupine."-Cohen The Barbarian
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00370" HREF="msg00370.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Combat messages</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00378" HREF="msg00378.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Combat messages</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00303" HREF="msg00303.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Combat</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00117" HREF="msg00117.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] not about pk anymore</A></strong>,
Alex Oren <a href="mailto:alexo#bigfoot,com">alexo#bigfoot,com</a>, Sun 13 Jul 1997, 20:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00121" HREF="msg00121.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] not about pk anymore</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Mon 14 Jul 1997, 04:49 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00280" HREF="msg00280.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] not about pk anymore</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00093" HREF="msg00093.html">[MUD-Dev] Integrating PK</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00002" HREF="msg00002.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Supporting RP+PG</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Tue 01 Jul 1997, 21:53 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00033" HREF="msg00033.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Supporting RP+PG</A></strong>,
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