| Some bows that used to be in use like the Turkish bows actually outperformed muskets. The major reason the bow decline was the rate of fire is low and it is easier and less expensive to train gun weilders. Also ammuniton for guns can be massed produced quickly and efficiantly unlike wooden arrows.
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And when he gets to heaven,
To Saint Peter he will tell:
One more soldier reporting, sir--
I\'ve served my time in h**l.
-Marine Grave inscription on Guadalcanal, 1942
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