The horizontally-held crossbow was invented by the Chinese around 2,000 years ago. And it was a huge improvement over the simple bow-and-arrow – with a crosspiece and stock added, the crossbow does the work of pulling and holding the string, not the person. This meant the string could have more tension, and therefore the arrows could fly farther and with more power. A well-aimed crossbow arrow could pierce armor.
Attacking from further away also meant the crossbowmen were relatively better-protected – except against other crossbowmen, of course.
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