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{{Quote|While a crossbow is a blessing for an untrained army, skill with a longbow will always outperform it.|[[Mario Auditore]].|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}<br />
[[File:Assassins-Creed-3-17.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Connor wielding a bow.]]<br />
The '''Bow''' is a projectile weapon that has been used by many [[Humans|human]] civilizations, spanning over millennia.<br />
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==Usage==<br />
[[Archers]] have been present since the Middle Ages, and into the [[Renaissance]]. They were commonly assigned as sentries for important locations, and used bows to attack trespassers from the rooftops.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><br />
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In battle, soldiers with bows were used to pick off enemies from a distance, or to defend their walls during sieges. In the Renaissance, [[crossbow]]s became popular for this as well, however, a longbow was more effective if used by a skilled soldier.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref><br />
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The [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] used bows frequently, as they were a silent, long-ranged weapon. Some Assassins, such as [[Perotto Calderon]] and [[Cipriano Enu]], acquired great skill in it, and could kill targets up to four rooftops away with a single arrow.<ref name="Project Legacy" /><br />
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During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the Assassin [[Connor Kenway]] wielded the bow for both combat and hunting, using it to kill both assassination targets and animals.<ref name="GameInformer">GameInformer April 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>Connor would use the bow for longe range stealth assassinations as pistols and firearms are much louder.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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Scramble.jpg|Bows used in the [[Defense of Monteriggioni]].<br />
Digging Graves PL.jpg|A team of Assassin archers.<br />
ACIII-GI (15).jpg|Connor approaching an elk with his bow.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Weapons]]<br />
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