Para Bellum Wargames Conquest Hundred Kingdoms Mercenary Crossbowmen PBW2223

Mercenary CrossbowmenThe Hundred Kingdoms Contains 12 Mercenary Crossbowmen, 3 Infantry Stands, and 1 Command Card (with the option of making 2 command models). The crossbow represents a significant technological improvement over the bow and longbow. While some could argue that the longbows increased range and rate of fire outclass the crossbow, mastery of that massive weapon requires years, while a man can learn to competently care for and use a crossbow in a matter of days. This factor has made crossbows the favorite weapon of mercenary companies throughout the Hundred Kingdoms, or at least those who do not balk at the cost of the device itself. The most reliable and famous (as well as wealthiest) of such companies are the Geronese Free Companies. These companies are the spiritual descendants of the crossbow armed mercenaries that the infamous mercenary captain, Danilo Meck, found instrumental in keeping his enemies from the walls of his camp, and in time from the city of Gerona that