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The [[human]] colonists on [[Tara]] used crossbows that fired electric bolts. It was considered a peasant's weapon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'') | The [[human]] colonists on [[Tara]] used crossbows that fired electric bolts. It was considered a peasant's weapon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'') | ||
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Crossbows were a type of weapon commonly used in the Middle Ages. They were a type of projectile weapon. Specially-designed bolts were the usual ammunition.
Irongron's men aimed crossbows at Linx when he talk to Irongron in his castle. (TV: The Time Warrior)
In 1215, at the behest of the Tremas Master, a guard at Fitzwilliam Castle killed Sir Geoffrey de Lacy by firing a crossbow at him. He was hit in the back while riding from the castle and died from his wounds some time later. (TV: The King's Demons)
The human colonists on Tara used crossbows that fired electric bolts. It was considered a peasant's weapon. (TV: The Androids of Tara)