Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan - Vol. 2 Ch. 10 - Entertainment

[Hotgps]

@kebb muskets were expensive, gunpowder is a strategic resource whereas a crossbow could be made of wood and iron

 

[waydanker]

KUROSOBOU

 

[xXPenisXx]

140cm? Shit, no wonder the Chinese called them dwarves.

 

[NexVoluspa]

Kurosubou! Lol, she should've taught them "ishiyumi" instead.

 

[TestAddress]

Musket is
A. less reliable
B. less accurate
C. needs black powder
D. not usable during rain
E. much harder to use thanks to knockback
F. power is actually very similar
G. takes longer to reload

A musket is ... very useful in snow. Black Powder is ... tradable from China.

 

[TestAddress]

140cm? Shit, no wonder the Chinese called them dwarves.

Chinese are giants as they live in the mountains, really. The martial arts were a product of their good physique. No wonder Mongols needed horse to overpower them.

 

[Doomer]

even if the crossbow is easier to load it should still be heavy to pull back the string, if it's easy then there's no power behind it

 

[Someguy]

even if the crossbow is easier to load it should still be heavy to pull back the string, if it's easy then there's no power behind it

It's easier because to load a crossbow, because you're using both yours legs, back and body weight to help you pull back the string, not just your arms and back. Once it's loaded, which only takes a second, you can take your sweet time to aim while only exerting enough strength to carry and shoot the crossbow.

Meanwhile, you use only your arms and back for a regular bow and you can't let go at full draw while aiming. While you're aiming, your arms are going to get tired faster than the arms of someone carrying a crossbow, because bow's draw weight > crossbow weight.