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The 23 pages that link to Crossbow, each with the reason it gives.

• Warring States periodRelated: Its widespread use exemplifies the period’s increasingly powerful and organized warfare.

• Gunpowder warfareCompared with: Crossbows were a major projectile weapon before firearms became dominant in many armies.

• LongbowCompared with: A crossbow holds its drawn string mechanically rather than requiring continuous hand tension.

• Composite bowCompared with: The crossbow stores energy in a bow but uses a different support and release system.

• Mounted archeryCompared with: Its slower loading and bulk generally made it less suited to shooting from horseback.

• English longbowCompared with: Crossbows required less prolonged training than powerful longbows but generally fired more slowly.

• Medieval warfareRelated: Its mechanical tension system made powerful shooting possible with less training than a longbow required.

• Hand cannonCompared with: It was a major portable missile weapon that firearms gradually challenged.

• ArcheryCompared with: Its stock and trigger distinguish it from hand-drawn bows.

• ArquebusCompared with: Crossbows were a major pre-gunpowder infantry weapon competing with early firearms.

• Target archeryCompared with: Its stock-mounted design separates it from bow-based target archery.

• Bow and arrowCompared with: Its stock and trigger hold the bow under tension, unlike a hand-drawn bow.

• Recurve bowCompared with: Its stock and trigger distinguish it from a hand-drawn recurve bow.

• Air gunCompared with: A crossbow uses a tensioned bow, not gas pressure, to accelerate its projectile.

• Compound bowCompared with: It holds the drawn string mechanically, unlike a compound bow held by the archer.

• BallistaCompared with: Both launch bolts, but the crossbow stores energy in a bow rather than large torsion skeins.

• Plate armourRelated: Crossbows prompted concern about armour's resistance to penetrating missiles.

• History of archeryCompared with: Its easier aiming and reduced training demands offered a distinct alternative to hand bows.

• Repeating crossbowNarrower topic: The repeating design modifies the crossbow’s stock, bow, and release system.

• Roger of LauriaRelated: Crossbowmen could attack enemy crews before ships closed for boarding.

• PolearmCompared with: A crossbow delivers force through a projectile, not a hand-driven shaft.

• History of military technologyRelated: Its mechanical draw system changed the training and deployment demands of missile troops.

• History of weaponsCompared with: Its mechanical draw and training demands differed from those of longbows.