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					Originally Posted by  Victrix
					 
				 
				... The crossbow was an innovation in that it required less training and strength to use. 
			
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 Infinitely much less training indeed. However crossbow bolts departed with a rather higher power strenght; some armour could be perforated with them.Their handicap was the time they took to re-arm.
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