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Which of projectile weapons required the least skills to operate?

bow

crossbow

sling

composite bow

A bow required a considerable degree of lifetime training, physical strength and expertise to operate with any degree of efficiency. In contrast, the crossbow was the first projectile weapon to be simple, cheap and physically-undemanding enough to be operated by large numbers of conscript soldiers.

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Australia

3%

77%

14%

3%

27

Canada

9%

72%

9%

9%

11

Czech Republic

0%

63%

18%

18%

11

Switzerland

31%

59%

9%

0%

22

the United Kingdom

13%

58%

23%

4%

126

the United States

11%

50%

28%

9%

200

the Netherlands

13%

46%

40%

0%

15

Germany

24%

44%

23%

6%

306

Austria

25%

42%

23%

8%

47

Greece

0%

40%

30%

30%

10

Poland

21%

34%

37%

5%

13719

India

13%

31%

31%

24%

29

Republic of Ireland

28%

28%

35%

7%

14

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