Trench Crossbow

By Crusader1307

In reality, The Trench Crossbow was designed by The French for use in Trench Warfare. Designed to throw Hand Grenades, it was actually deployed to “fire” Crossbow bolt. A “throwback” weapon from The Middle Ages, it could be used (mush in the same way as the Ancient weapon). Side hand-cranks would activate a series of high tension spring (rotating around a pinon). When locked, a Canister Grenade could be launched around 125-150 yards – into an enemy trench. It was soon found that the Ancient crossbow “bolt” (a sharpened metal rod) could be fired (with little sound). It served at a dual purpose weapon. The bolt was able of penetrating an enemy helmet. Made of metal, The Trench Crossbow weighed around 30 pounds.