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| Race: | Human,Elven,Dwarven or Orcish |
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| Unit Class: | Archery Unit |
| Requires: | Machinery Machinists' Shop |
| Starts With: | Can Use Bronze, Iron, Mithril Weapons +25% City Defense +25% Hill Defense 1 First Strike |
| Info: | 9/13  1 
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| Cost: | 240 
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| Upgrades From: | Archer Dwarven Slinger Longbowman Firebow Javelin Thrower |
Strategy[]
Background[]
The crossbow was the preferred weapon of the peasants in the First Rebellion. The weapon is fairly simple to produce in bulk and frighteningly effective at piercing armour, which meant that the peasants finally could take up the fight with the knights and men-at-arms that made up the fist of the Royalist armies. The mechanism is simple: a winch tightens the bow to a tautness that is practically unachievable by muscle power alone. The projectile is a small bolt, rather like a truncated arrow. The result is a weapon that fires straight and true with little effort and with little training required.
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