Post by logan9a on Mar 15, 2017 19:28:22 GMT
"Most high-skilled bowmen achieved a far higher rate of shot than the matchlock arquebus, which took 30-60 seconds to reload properly.[18] The arquebus did, however, have a faster rate of fire than the most powerful crossbow, a shorter learning curve than a longbow, and was more powerful than either." Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquebus
Assuming the best rate of fire (one per 30 seconds) and realizing that each combat round is about two seconds, I advice treating either of these as pretty much 'single shot' devices.
I believe it will be fairly easy for the players to somehow get hold of something a bit...better.
[However there may be places where this is the standard.]
From: www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2054923 We find that "The rate of fire of a muzzle-loading musket and/or rifle at the time of the American Revolution....
....was about 2-3 shots per minute in the hands of someone who really knew what they were doing."
Assuming 3 per minute (look how fast the PC's are) that's still one every 20 seconds or ten combat rounds.
What a dull way to spend combat.
Assuming the best rate of fire (one per 30 seconds) and realizing that each combat round is about two seconds, I advice treating either of these as pretty much 'single shot' devices.
I believe it will be fairly easy for the players to somehow get hold of something a bit...better.
[However there may be places where this is the standard.]
From: www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2054923 We find that "The rate of fire of a muzzle-loading musket and/or rifle at the time of the American Revolution....
....was about 2-3 shots per minute in the hands of someone who really knew what they were doing."
Assuming 3 per minute (look how fast the PC's are) that's still one every 20 seconds or ten combat rounds.
What a dull way to spend combat.
