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A good compound bow is good for at least 100 yards and a crossbow is good for 200
yards.  Out ranging any pistol, or SMG, yes they are slow to reload but they are
quiet.  They would have there uses, but with the inaccurate damage model, in the game
they would be of little effect.

Handgun rounds are only marginally effective.  There advantage is that they are easy to
carry around.  A 9mm had about 350 foot pounds of energy, while 308 has 2000 foot
pounds.  There is no substitute for a rifle.  A arrow/bolt also has more energy and
penetration than any handgun round, I would use the bows until they were alerted then
break out the rifles.

Jeremy Lam wrote:

>
> Why does the game need crossbows or bows?  They would serve the same
> function as silenced pistols, but they would be even less effective, slow
> to reload, and short ranged.  Once you got silencers you would never need
> the bow weapons.
>
> BTW, anyone else remember Wages of War?  It came out around the same time
> as JA:DG, and it had bows and such.  Too bad the game really sucked
> though, but JA2 took some of its ideas like a weapons catalogue,
> training, and LMGs.
>
> > Have Gun Will Travel
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> >
> >
> >

--
"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun.
While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and
independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are
too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be
your constant companion of your walks."
--Thomas Jefferson

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