BOWS AND CROSSBOWS

Don't laugh, string weapons are commonplace in 2020 for several reasons :
- Their legality : these weapons are freely available and can be carried freely. However, they are attracting a lot of attention...
- Their low price : for 150 eb, you can have a very deadly weapon.
- Their discretion : no flame, no smoke or detonation, an appreciable accuracy at 100 meters and the possibility to dismantle some bows in two parts make them good sniper weapons.
- Their damage : the largest bows have an impact equivalent to that of a large-caliber rifle. In addition, modified arrows (see ammunition chapter) allow to increase this damage even more.
Bows are mostly found among some atypical solos, nomads and independent Indian tribes.

Arasaka Cross-Dart

Type : Light crossbow Accuracy : 0 Availability : Poor Concealability : Jacket Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1/2 Cartridge : bolt (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 20 meters Cost : 180 eb Length : 20 cm repliée Country : Japan

* Damage : 1D6+3 AP. Crossbow strapped on the forearm shooting a bolt at high speed. The device can be folded up and ready to shoot at the touch of a button. Version for cyberarm with automatic reloading (rate of fire : 1, magazine : 8) for 300 eb. A standard quiver can hold 15 bolts.

 

Arasaka Half-Bow

Type : Medium bow Accuracy : -1 Availability : Poor Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : arrow (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 100 meters Cost : 100 eb Reference : Solo of Fortune 2 Length : 102 cm Country : Japan

* Damage : 3D6 AP. Can be disassembled in two parts, concealability long coat if folded. A standard quiver can hold 12 arrows.

 

Eagletech Arbalest

Type : Medium crossbow Accuracy : 0 Availability : Poor Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1/2 Cartridge : bolt (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 150 meters Cost : 500 eb Reference : Solo of Fortune 2 Length : 75 cm Country : USA

* Damage : 5D6 AP. Loaded by hand with a linear frame in one round. Otherwise, with a crank in two rounds. A standard quiver can hold 12 bolts.

 

Eagletech Bearcat

Type : Heavy bow Accuracy : +1 Availability : Poor Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : arrow (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 150 meters Cost : 500 eb Reference : Solo of Fortune 2 Length : 148 cm Country : USA

* Damage : 6D6 AP. Can be disassembled in two parts, concealability long coat if folded. A standard quiver can hold 12 arrows.

 

Eagletech Fletcher

Type : Combined gun Accuracy : 0 Availability : Rare Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 4 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : CAL12 (4D6/2D6/1D6+1) Reliability : standard Range : 50 meters Cost : 730 eb Reference : Cyberpunk 2021 Length : 92 cm Country : USA

An astonishing combination of a shotgun and a crossbow (damage : 4D6 AP, range : 100m, 12 bolts per quiver). A button located at the diagonal of the trigger allows to release the bolt. Thanks to a pulley system, reloading takes only one round for a normal person.

 

Eagletech Handbow

Type : Light crossbow Accuracy : 0 Availability : Excellent Concealability : Jacket Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : bolt (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 25 meters Cost : 75 eb Length : 23 cm Country : USA

* Damage : 1D6+2 AP. The arms are foldable for a minimum volume. A standard quiver can hold 15 bolts.

 

Eagletech Scorpion

Type : Heavy crossbow Accuracy : 0 Availability : Poor Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1/2 Cartridge : bolt (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 200 meters Cost : 1500 eb Reference : Solo of Fortune 2 Length : 125 cm Country : USA

* Damage : 7D6 AP. Loaded by hand with a linear frame in one round. Otherwise, with a crank in two rounds. A target must pass a Athletics test at +20 or fall backwards on impact. Minimum BODY : 8, A standard quiver can hold 6 bolts.

 

Eagletech Stalker

Type : Medium crossbow Accuracy : +1 Availability : Poor Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 3 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : bolt (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 150 meters Cost : 1270 eb Reference : Cyberpunk 2021 Length : 87 cm Country : USA

* Damage : 4D6 AP. A particularly elegant crossbow equipped with a magazine. The reloading is automatic thanks to a clever force feedback system. There are also 5-, 8- and 10-shot magazines available.

 

Eagletech Stryker

Type : Medium crossbow Accuracy : -1 Availability : Common Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : bolt (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 50 meters Cost : 220 eb Reference : Cyberpunk 2020 Length : 64 cm Country : USA

* Damage : 3D6+3. A standard quiver can hold 12 bolts.

 

Eagletech Tigercat

Type : Heavy bow Accuracy : +1 Availability : Excellent Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : arrow (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 150 meters Cost : 500 eb Length : 500 cm Country : USA

* Damage : 3D6. A standard quiver can hold 12 arrows.

 

Eagletech Tomcat

Type : Medium bow Accuracy : 0 Availability : Common Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : arrow (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 150 meters Cost : 150 eb Length : 110 cm Country : USA

* Damage : 4D6. A standard quiver can hold 12 arrows.

 

Eagletech Wildcat

Type : Medium bow Accuracy : 0 Availability : Excellent Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : arrow (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 100 meters Cost : 35 eb Reference : Solo of Fortune 2 Length : 105 cm Country : USA

* Damage : 3D6. A standard quiver can hold 12 arrows.

 

Fetcher Crossbow

Type : Medium crossbow Accuracy : +1 Availability : Common Concealability : Non concealable Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : bolt (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 100 meters Cost : 470 eb Reference : Cyberpunk 2021 Length : 90 cm Country : USA

Damages : 3D6+2. Another fine crossbow, this one is fitted with a winch and comes with 5 barbed grapple arrows (+1D6). It also features a swing out knife blade on the buttstock as sort of a reverse bayonet. Weapon requiring a character with a min BODY of 7 to arm it.

 

Nomad Hand Crossbow

Type : Light crossbow Accuracy : 0 Availability : Rare Concealability : Jacket Magazine : 1 Rate of fire : 1 Cartridge : bolt (*) Reliability : very reliable Range : 20 meters Cost : 100 eb Reference : Neo Tribes Length : 23 cm Country : Miscellaneous

Damage : 1D6+1 AP. Usually hand held in its pistol version, this weapon also exists without handle strapped on the forearm, or integrated on a cybermember. It can then be triggered with a rod passed around the finger. A standard quiver can hold 15 bolts.