Heavy Crossbow

Name : Heavy Crossbow
Skill : Marksmanship
Dam : 3 (Pierce 7) (Piercing)
Crit : 4
Range : Long
Encum : 4
Hardpoints: 2
Price : 1000
Rarity : 7
Ammunition : Bow 5
Special : Cumbersome 3, Pierce 7, Prepare 2, Powerful

  Built for sieges and large battles, heavy crossbows have the power to punch a quarrel through a breastplate at a hundred paces. They are, however, cumbersome weapons. Some heavy crossbows even have siege bucklers attached just before the limbs, which only increases their weight. Recently, some of the baronies have begun fielding soldiers clad in plate mail and armed with heavy crossbows. The weight of their equipment makes them almost immobile, but they are nearly impervious to return fire and can hit nearly any target on the battlefield.