User blog comment:Subject 16*/Assassin's Creed: Revelations - News/@comment-200.160.66.88-20110510225511/@comment-793205-20110511094028

A croosbow has huge kinetic force. An arrow moving that fast lodged into your head or your stomach or your lungs...... you're dead. And it was DESIGNED to be a one-hit kill, it's use is almost required in some missions where enemies are abundant and remaining undetected is a priority.