How Much Steel can a Longbow Pierce?

[mythusmage]

enlglish longbows are a lot bigger than normal "longbows" in D&D terms i would call the greatbows not longbows. I might venture 1 inch as a maximum as opposed to 3/4s of an inch, but it depends on the bow and the archer

Actually, the D&D longbow is based on the English longbow. The 3/4 inch figure comes from testing English longbows.

BTW, the longest, heaviest handdrawn bow is the Kenyan longbow. 7 foot stave with a draw of up to 150 pounds. But, the bow stave is not made of particularly springy wood, and so it has a shorter range and lower initial velocity than smaller bows.

You see, draw weight really isn't what determines how fast the arrow goes. What matters is how much of the energy imparted to the bow by the act of drawing it back is transferred to the arrow. The faster the bow springs back after release, the more energy given to the arrow. An arrow from a very springy 40 pound bow will be much faster than one from a not that springy 60 pounder.

 

[jokamachi]

Well, an ARROW shot from a longbow won't stop a tank. However, if you use a longbow to fire a katana, the tank will immediately explode. Additionally, the family members of the crew, even if they're thousands of miles away, will immediately die. Katanas are super-badass.

LOL

 

[Dark Jezter]

Well, an ARROW shot from a longbow won't stop a tank. However, if you use a longbow to fire a katana, the tank will immediately explode. Additionally, the family members of the crew, even if they're thousands of miles away, will immediately die. Katanas are super-badass.

That will only happen if the katana-launching longbow is fired by a ninja.

 

[EdL]

No.

APCs/AFVs have armor that's too thick for a longbow to penetrate. Main battle tanks are right out.

 

[RithTheAwakener]

Well, an ARROW shot from a longbow won't stop a tank. However, if you use a longbow to fire a katana, the tank will immediately explode. Additionally, the family members of the crew, even if they're thousands of miles away, will immediately die. Katanas are super-badass.

BAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Romnipotent]

realistically NO WAY IN HECK

but using the D20 and D20 modern rules one could concevebly puncture that puppy and flip it

 

[Del]

Well, an ARROW shot from a longbow won't stop a tank. However, if you use a longbow to fire a katana, the tank will immediately explode. Additionally, the family members of the crew, even if they're thousands of miles away, will immediately die. Katanas are super-badass.

The only hope for the tank would be to don a black trenchcoat and march around to Marilyn Manson.