User blog comment:Leolab/Ancient User Tourney, Round 1: Hirai Norio (Cfp) v William Vigiles (Alock)/@comment-5795750-20160522123743/@comment-112.198.64.60-20160522134408

"I might as well side with the Broken Oath yumi since it, arguably, has the same power behind every shot as the crossbow"

I disagree. The crossbow can fire bolts at 138-140 fps. The yumi fires arrows at 175 fps making it faster. However, that doesn't mean that it's the more powerful weapon of the two. Based on experiments, the crossbow has a draw weight of over 75-80 pounds while the yumi only has 30-60 pounds (W.F. Paterson 1990), giving the crossbow higher striking power. Do note also that the crossbow can penetrate plate armor while yumi's broad-cutting edges were designed for flesh and not necessarily armor.

I also want to point out that a lot of you have misconceptions that a yumi bow has more range than a crossbow. A common composite crossbow has the range of over 200 yards. The yumi on the other hand, not so much. Stated in the Sengokku Kassen Isetsu by historian Masaya Suzuki, a yumi "is of little use in the seiges of castle or when the enemy is positioned at a distance of more than 40 yards".