Crossbows vs. Longbows

[Wrana]

Originally Posted by Fantomen

I made a small traditionally crafted flatbow for my son last summer. I was amazed at the power you get out of it, shoots really far. I thought the smaller size would make it fairly harmless, but I had to limit the useage because it got too dangerous. If those are what markata uses I think they're underpowered.

Now I'm working on a fullsized one for myself, really looking forward to trying it out.

Well, be careful. My friend once shoot clean through a refrigerator unit with a bow made for re-enactment...
As for ballistae/artillery units - they are quite possible and I'm including them in my WarHammer project. An art is, of course, a beast. But yes, in a base game it's considered there are no light field pieces and heavy ones aren't really transportable - which was the case for most parts of history.