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.

Ratonhnaké:ton wielding a bow.

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

Usage

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.

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.

A team of Assassin archers.

The Assassin Order 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 horse with a bow and arrow; and would later be commemorated with the bow as his Assassin Seal.

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.

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. His skill with the weapon was so honed that he could even target specific limbs of his prey.

Trivia

• (Unconfirmed) (possible glitch/bug as of AC3 Thanksgiving patch) In Assassin's Creed III, it is possible to hit multiple enemies using a bow with a single arrow, provided they lie in the trajectory of the arrow.
  • It also creates a duplicate on each enemy it "passes through" in the trajectory, i.e. looting 4 guards hit in a line with one arrow yields 4 arrows, making it possible to refill your quiver with only one arrow.
  • The arrow "passes through" even if the enemy does not die.
  • (Unconfirmed) Works only if you "charge" the bow attack.
  • (Unconfirmed) "Passes through" indefinitely, meaning as long as there is someone (soldiers or civilians) behind the previously hit target, it will continue to "pass through".

Gallery

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  Bows used in the Defense of Monteriggioni.
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  Soldiers falling to Cipriano Enu's arrows.
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  A model of Connor's Native American bow.
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  Connor approaching an elk with his bow.
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  Connor aiming with his bow.
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  Connor hunting with a bow.
• Connor, ready to fire his bow.
  Connor, ready to fire his bow.
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  Connor firing his bow and arrow.