Crossbow

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mechanical weapon projectile weapon ranged weapon

Crossbow is a type of ranged weapon that uses a horizontal bow mounted on a stock to shoot projectiles called bolts or quarrels.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Archimedes' claw	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mechanical weapon ⓘ projectile weapon ⓘ ranged weapon ⓘ
canBeEquippedWith	cocking lever ⓘ crank ⓘ windlass ⓘ
canBeMadeOf	composite materials ⓘ steel ⓘ wood ⓘ
comparedTo	longbow ⓘ
dateOfOrigin	at least 5th century BCE ⓘ
developedIn	ancient China ⓘ ancient Europe ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ
hasAdvantageOver	longbow in ease of use ⓘ
hasDisadvantageComparedTo	longbow in rate of fire ⓘ
hasPart	bow ⓘ prod ⓘ stirrup ⓘ stock ⓘ string ⓘ trigger mechanism ⓘ
hasProperty	can be cocked with mechanical aids ⓘ can be fitted with scopes ⓘ can be fitted with sights ⓘ can be kept at full draw without user effort ⓘ can be used from prone or kneeling positions ⓘ can penetrate armor with appropriate bolts ⓘ easier to learn than longbow ⓘ high accuracy at short to medium range ⓘ horizontal bow orientation ⓘ lower rate of fire than bows ⓘ mechanical energy storage ⓘ requires reloading after each shot ⓘ short power stroke compared to longbows ⓘ
hasVariant	compound crossbow ⓘ hunting crossbow ⓘ pistol crossbow ⓘ recurve crossbow ⓘ repeating crossbow ⓘ siege crossbow ⓘ target crossbow ⓘ
regulatedBy	hunting laws ⓘ weapon legislation ⓘ
usedFor	hunting ⓘ recreation ⓘ sport ⓘ target shooting ⓘ warfare ⓘ
usedIn	hunting regulations in some jurisdictions ⓘ medieval warfare ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ
uses	bolt ⓘ projectile ⓘ quarrel ⓘ

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Archimedes → associatedWith → Crossbow ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archimedes' claw

Operation Crossbow → codename → Crossbow ⓘ