Bow

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"While a crossbow is a blessing for an untrained army, skill with a longbow will always outperform it."

―Mario Auditore.

Connor wielding a bow.

The bow is a projectile weapon that has been used by many human civilizations, spanning over millennia.

Usage

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.

In battle, soldiers with bows were used to pick off enemies from a distance, or to defend their walls during sieges. In the Renaissance, crossbows became popular for this as well, however, a longbow was more effective if used by a skilled soldier.

The Assassin Order used bows frequently, as they were silent, long-ranged weapons. The famed Assasin, Qulan Gal, assassinated Genghis Khan by shooting his horse with a bow and arrow. Some Assassins, such as Perotto Calderon and Cipriano Enu, acquired great skill in it, and could kill targets from up to four rooftops away with a single arrow.

During the American Revolutionary War, the Assassin Connor Kenway wielded the bow for both combat and hunting purposes, using it to kill assassination targets and animals.

Gallery

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  Bows used in the Defense of Monteriggioni.
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  A team of Assassin archers.
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  Soldiers falling to Cipriano Enu's arrows.
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  Connor approaching an elk with his bow.
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  Connor using his bow.