Book 32. (1 results) Smugglers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 15 | 144 | The crossbow is well View more quotes about known">known on Gor, but its rate of fire is far exceeded by that of the straight bow, either the peasant bow or the shorter, saddle bow. |
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Book 32. (7 results) Smugglers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 15 | 141 | In this way, marksmanship might be evaluated, and bowmen distinguished. |
| 15 | 142 | The bows used, though I did not realize the importance of this at the time, were short bows. |
| 15 | 143 | Such a bow can clear the saddle, enabling its missile to be fired easily in any direction. |
| 15 | 144 | The crossbow is well known on Gor, but its rate of fire is far exceeded by that of the straight bow, either the peasant bow or the shorter, saddle bow. |
| 15 | 145 | I was much frightened by what I saw. |
| 15 | 146 | Almost every arrow fired had struck a target. |
| 15 | 147 | How frightening, I thought, to be the quarry of such marksmen! I would later learn that there had been, some days previous, an attack on this camp, which had been repulsed, in part by such tarnsmen. |
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In this way, marksmanship might be evaluated, and bowmen distinguished.
The bows used, though I did not realize the importance of this at the time, were short bows.
Such a bow can clear the saddle, enabling its missile to be fired easily in any direction.
The crossbow is well known on Gor, but its rate of fire is far exceeded by that of the straight bow, either the peasant bow or the shorter, saddle bow.
I was much frightened by what I saw.
Almost every arrow fired had struck a target.
How frightening, I thought, to be the quarry of such marksmen! I would later learn that there had been, some days previous, an attack on this camp, which had been repulsed, in part by such tarnsmen.
- (Smugglers of Gor)