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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* [http://www.wwiihistorymagazine.com/2005/july/col-profiles.html Fighting Jack Churchill] fought with a bow and a [[BFS|claymore]] in World War 2. |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130917135443/http://www.wwiihistorymagazine.com/2005/july/col-profiles.html Fighting Jack Churchill] fought with a bow and a [[BFS|claymore]] in World War 2. |
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* Modern crossbows are gaining some currency among police and special forces for a number of reasons: because of the way many ballistic vests work, subsonic weaponry like crossbow bolts or arrows can pierce them; they're not nearly as loud and can make for a silent kill if need be; they have more nonlethal ammo options; and they can be fired at a target with a bomb strapped to them without risk of detonation, a real concern with suicide bombers today. |
* Modern crossbows are gaining some currency among police and special forces for a number of reasons: because of the way many ballistic vests work, subsonic weaponry like crossbow bolts or arrows can pierce them; they're not nearly as loud and can make for a silent kill if need be; they have more nonlethal ammo options; and they can be fired at a target with a bomb strapped to them without risk of detonation, a real concern with suicide bombers today. |
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