Bows and arrows

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From: "Jim Millen" <J.Millen-99 at student.lboro.ac.uk>
To: "'Jeff G.'" <Log0n5150 at hotmail.com>; <dragaera at dragaera.info>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 9:52 AM
Subject: RE: Bows and arrows


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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff G. [mailto:Log0n5150 at hotmail.com]
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> > A bow is difficult to
> > conceal, and despite what you have seen in the movies, not a
> > one shot kill weapon, so it would be useless to Vlad.
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> I agree that bows are not easy to conceal, and certainly wouldn't suit
> Vlad's MO.  But they certainly _can_ be one shot kill weapons, as the
> ghosts of Crecy and Agincourt could probably tell you.  If you mean
> Robin Hood style arrow through the eyeball at 300 yards one shot kills,
> yes, that is unrealistic.
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> Cheers,
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> Jim
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Maybe I should have said "instant" one shot kill. People shot with a bow and
arrow have this distressing tendency to scream, yell, stumble about and
generally make a nuisance of themselves before expiring. Messy. Even if shot
through the throat, they can gargle loudly enough to get others attention.
(This also applies to slitting throats as well, one of the reasons assassins
go for the spinal cord.)