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November 13th, 2005
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| Centurion | Post; could ancient bows out-kill modern handguns?well, no and yes. a modern handgun is reliant on bullets, which you cant make in the field. youre under siege in your barracks and training ground, basically, and youre dead when you run out of bullets. if 10 of youre number are using bows and arrows, however, you stand a much better chance of winning because when you run out of arrows, you can make some more Mod edit: Watch the language. MOI EDIT: sorry mod, wont happen again
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November 15th, 2005
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Of course when you go to make your arrows you will have a vast amount of trees around were you are to make the arrows, then you have to catch the birds to pull their feathers out to make the flights, then all you need is is the steel for the arrow tips, then you will need to melt and cast the arrow heads while your enemy sits quietly by why you do all this work.
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November 15th, 2005
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| ICBM | I say depending on circumstances. As u said..it might be very true. But then also, the bow is kind of..big and bullky u know. Both have their prons and cons really...
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November 16th, 2005
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| Milforum's Bouncer | Ok whatever you're smoking, I want some because its obviously wicked strong mate. 
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November 16th, 2005
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| Can you hear me now?  | Well, Handgun has more distances than Arrow and bow.
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November 16th, 2005
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| Milforum's Bouncer | I love these generalisations about weapons. Which handgun and which bow, it makes a difference. A .22 short does not have a range exceeding that of a 150 lb draw compound bow. Unless of course you have a tail wind and fire it from the open cockpit of an F-15 just as it re-enters the earth's outer atmosphere and you aim it at the earth.  |
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November 16th, 2005
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| ICBM | theres another thing.. If bows prove to be more powerfull and superior..then we would see soldiers still using them.. LOL, just imagine it |
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November 17th, 2005
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| Milforum's Bouncer | Time and place, each weapon has its place. Just ask any of the vets from Vietnam who worked with the Montagnard and their deadly little crossbows. |
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November 17th, 2005
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| Primus Pilus | lol guns are superior.. even muskets that need reloading....... during the japanese invasion of 7 year war in korea...... it was those long time reload muskets vs bows and arrows...... those muskets .. well pwnd the koreans..
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November 17th, 2005
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| Milforum's Bouncer | What the heck does "pwnd" mean??  |
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