(Lieutenant)

06/17/09 06:17 PM

24.6.150.175

Re: MechWarrior personal weapons

I made an error it was 700 feet not yards. And that was arching the arrow.

http://www.teamultimedia.com/HRMH/History%20of%20Weapons/Welsh%20and%20English%20Longbow.html

The medieval English longbow had a draw-weight of 100-120 pounds and a practical range of around 250 yards.

There is no way an arrow will travel a mile and a half. A modern .22 long rifle round can reach 1.5 miles but there is no chance that it will hit anything.