From:	Elling Polden thorondor_sr@*****.com
Subject:	Two firearms at once.
Date:	Sun, 7 Mar 1999 04:14:00 -0800 (PST)

---GMPax@***.com wrote:

> There is NO reason software for a bow could not be developed for a
smartlink.
> Not if it can be developed for a bullet-based weapon system. All
that is
> needed is, to weight certain factors (projectile drop, wind
susceptibility,
> and so on) more heavily than with a bullet.

There is a very good reason. While you can fire a gun thousands of
times and the balistics of the weapon will be the same each time, a
bow is subject to many other factors that determine its accurasy.
-A arrow is subject to larger diftoff due to wind
-The placement of the arrow against the bow or where its notced on the
bowstring
-The release of the string

All these factors are extremely difficult to calculate. Where using a
firearm is a question of mechanics archery is more of a art that is
just as dependent on the archer as on the weapon itself for accuracy.
Sure you could get reflex recorders that made sure you did excactly
the same each time, but that would reduce your flexeblity a lot.

> And when trying for anything closer than point-blank with even a
pistol, you
> either adjust the SIGHTS for windage and range, or fudge it MANUALLY
in your
> sight picture.

My point is that a sigth on a bow could be so far of target that it
would be of little of no use. It could in fact be a disadvantage as
the archer focuses on the dot instead of calculating the shot himself.

Thorondor
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