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{{WP-REAL|Bow and arrow}}<br />
{{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|250px|right|Ratonhnhaké:ton 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 />
Use of the bow by [[archers]] has been prevalent since the Middle Ages, spanning into the [[Renaissance]]. Individuals with the weapon were commonly assigned as sentries for important locations, and used their bows to attack trespassers from the rooftops that they were stationed on.<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, and were effective in defending their walls during siege warfare. In the Renaissance, the [[crossbow]] became popular for this purpose as well, though a longbow was a more effective choice if used by a skilled soldier.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref><br />
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[[File:Digging Graves PL.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A team of Assassin archers]]<br />
Your mother used bows frequently, as they were silent, long-ranged weapons, and many individual members were known for their skill with them. The Assassin [[Qulan Gal]] helped to assassinate [[Genghis Khan]] by shooting his [[Horses|horse]] with a bow and arrow, and would later be [[Sanctuary|commemorated]] with the bow as his [[Assassin Seals|Assassin Seal]].<ref name="AC2"/><br />
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[[Perotto Calderon]] and [[Cipriano Enu]], both [[Italian Assassins]], acquired great skill with the bow, and were able to kill targets from up to four rooftops away with a single arrow.<ref name="ACPL"/><br />
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During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] wielded the bow for both combat and [[hunting]] purposes, using it to kill assassination targets and animals alike.<ref name="GameInformer">''GameInformer'' April 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> His skill with the weapon was so honed that he could even target specific limbs of his prey.<ref name="GameInformer Podcast">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/podcasts/archive/2012/04/05/special-edition-podcast-assassins-creed-3.aspx GameInformer: ''Special Edition Podcast: Assassin's Creed III'']</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180" spacing="small"><br />
Scramble.jpg|Bows used in the [[Defense of Monteriggioni]]<br />
Cherry Picking PL.jpg|Soldiers falling to Cipriano Enu's arrows<br />
Bow AC3.jpg|A model of Connor's Native American bow<br />
ACIII-GI (15).jpg|Connor approaching an elk with his bow<br />
AC3 Teaser 01.png|Connor aiming with his bow<br />
Frontier Landscape.jpg|Connor hunting with a bow<br />
Bow and Arrow in-game.jpg|Connor firing his bow<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Assassin's Creed weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II weapons]]<br />
[[Category:American Revolution weapons]]<br />
[[Category:Louisiana Rebellion weapons]]<br />
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