actually, thats the longbow you're thinking of. crossbows were issued to peasant warriors so they wouldn't get slaughtered when forced onto the battlefield. I would know, I did a term paper on medieval weaponryColour-Scientist said:Crossbows are actually really difficult to use. You have to build up alot of muscle in your arms and such, Men who used them had alot of training from quite a young age generally.Daystar Clarion said:Considering I've had no martial weapon training, I'd probably go with a crossbow. Any idiot can use one of those.