User blog:El Alamein/Chu-Ko-Nu vs. Persian Archer

It's the battle of the ancient world's long-ranged specialists! High volumes of fire against the steeled nerves of the first great war machine! Innovation against tried-and-true precision! When it comes to killing at a distance before gunpowder, there were many who excelled with thrown projectiles, but the bow changed the advent of warfare, and we're here to look at the two greatest archers of all time! The Chinese Chu-Ko-Nu, and the Persian bowman! Arrows will fly, and when the dust settles we'll find out who is the deadliest warrior!

Chu-Ko-Nu:
The creation of the Chinese Chu-Ko-Nu "repeating crossbow" is attributed to Chinese strategist Zhuge Liang, and it is recognized as one of the great unique innovations of history. Used during the Three Kingdoms period in China, the Chu-Ko-Nu functions much differently than was shown on the TV show Deadliest Warrior - although it does fire in a much faster than a traditional crossbow, it does not fire several bolts in rapid succession like a modern-day automatic weapon would. Instead, it fires several crossbow bolts with one pull of the trigger. One "magazine" of the Chu-Ko-Nu crossbow could contain from 10-15 crossbow bolts, usually allowing anywhere from 4-5 shots before the magazine would become exhausted and reloading would need to occur. The effective range of this weapon is around 60 m, although it can be fielded at a distance of 120 m. The bolts could be dipped in poison due to the low penetrating power of the arrows.

Persian Bow:
The Persian Bow is a traditional composite bow used on foot by many of the soldiers of the ancient Persian army. Around 4 feet in length, the bow offered deeper penetrating power than most of its time since it was recurved, meaning that the bow was bent opposite to its natural curve, giving it more tension and force to each draw. The Persian foot archers would carry their quivers at their hips as opposed to on their backs, allowing for a much quicker draw after each shot fired. The bow is accurate but only at a short distance, as the Persians would fire the arrows en masse, achieving kills through sheer number of arrows fired as opposed to individual targets being picked out. The effective range of this weapon is around 40-50 m, although it can fire as far as 450 m, losing accuracy drastically the farther the arrow is shot.

Battle:
Will be a 1-on-1 (thank goodness!) with no vehicles (like chariots or horses) involved.

Expert's Opinion:
To be determined