# Crossbow and Bow and explosive arrows? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030 "2016-05-09T20:31:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/medinaalex47/32/102180_2.png) [@medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/medinaalex47)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/1 "2016-05-09T20:31:00Z")
I have found some pics of a crossbow used in WW1, it was sometimes used as a grenade catapult in the trenches (similar to a mortar). But also, I’m sure it would make sense for the game Also and the time it is set. If not the Bow and arrows at least the crossbow.. What do you guys think? ---
**Author:** ![Say\_Hellr](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/say_hellr/32/103374_2.png) [@Say\_Hellr](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Say_Hellr)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/2 "2016-05-09T20:33:00Z")
Probably be added for something similar to the Phantom program ---
**Author:** ![CAPT\_Gangplank](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@CAPT\_Gangplank](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CAPT_Gangplank)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/3 "2016-05-09T20:35:00Z")
Rifle grenades were the common thing rather than crossbows. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/medinaalex47/32/102180_2.png) [@medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/medinaalex47)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/4 "2016-05-09T20:57:00Z")
> [@Napoleonicus](#): > > Rifle grenades were the common thing rather than crossbows. 🙂 Nice, but I’m sure not all the soldiers had that. Like if your playing a certain faction of soldiers, let them have acess to there own weapons and gear until a certain lever, like in Battlefield 3? ---
**Author:** ![king4nor](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/king4nor/32/102517_2.png) [@king4nor](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/king4nor)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/5 "2016-05-09T20:59:00Z")
love to see those weapons take in action! ---
**Author:** ![wwishie](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@wwishie](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/wwishie)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/6 "2016-05-09T21:01:00Z")
Bicycles were used extensively throughout Europe in WW1. It would be funny if DICE implimented a pedaling mini-game in order to make your bicycle start moving, like in GTA San Andreas. ---
**Author:** ![redzuluzulu0096](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@redzuluzulu0096](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/redzuluzulu0096)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/7 "2016-05-09T21:05:00Z")
I’ve destroyed many a tank and low flying attack chopper with my xbow and explosive bolts in BF3. Would be more than happy to do it again in BF1. Please do add. ---
**Author:** ![medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/medinaalex47/32/102180_2.png) [@medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/medinaalex47)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/8 "2016-05-09T21:06:00Z")
> [@wwishie](#): > > Bicycles were used extensively throughout Europe in WW1. It would be funny if DICE implimented a pedaling mini-game in order to make your bicycle start moving, like in GTA San Andreas. Lol dude that would be gold! In the red orchestra games, the WW1 based game had bicycles.. Lol ---
**Author:** ![CAPT\_Gangplank](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@CAPT\_Gangplank](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CAPT_Gangplank)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/9 "2016-05-09T21:07:00Z")
There are AA guns for downing aircraft. This is not BF3 mate, why would it have to be? ---
**Author:** ![medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/medinaalex47/32/102180_2.png) [@medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/medinaalex47)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/10 "2016-05-09T21:08:00Z")
Crossbow weapon, will be awesome tho.. I’m really hoping it is implicated into the game somewhere.. ---
**Author:** ![medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/medinaalex47/32/102180_2.png) [@medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/medinaalex47)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/11 "2016-05-09T21:11:00Z")
> [@Napoleonicus](#): > > There are AA guns for downing aircraft. This is not BF3 mate, why would it have to be? Some people like challenges my brother, why were the bow and arrows in BF4? Why was the crossbow in BF3? Why not the same for BF1? People love a challenge, and battlefield vets would love these weapons! ---
**Author:** ![IzzyGoneCrazy](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/90db22/32.png) [@IzzyGoneCrazy](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/IzzyGoneCrazy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/12 "2016-05-09T22:32:00Z")
I would love to see a crossbow in BF1! I loved the Xbow in BF3. ---
**Author:** ![medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/medinaalex47/32/102180_2.png) [@medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/medinaalex47)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/13 "2016-05-17T04:33:00Z")
Yes the xbow was awesome.. I liked the Phantom also… In this game it would make sense ---
**Author:** ![UnderbossNiko](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/cab0a1/32.png) [@UnderbossNiko](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/UnderbossNiko)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/14 "2016-05-17T05:56:00Z")
> [@medinaalex47](#): > > > [@wwishie](#): > > > > Bicycles were used extensively throughout Europe in WW1. It would be funny if DICE implimented a pedaling mini-game in order to make your bicycle start moving, like in GTA San Andreas. > > Lol dude that would be gold! In the red orchestra games, the WW1 based game had bicycles.. Lol I believe Red Orchestra was World War II ---
**Author:** ![medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/medinaalex47/32/102180_2.png) [@medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/medinaalex47)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 7:23am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/15 "2016-05-17T07:23:00Z")
> [@UnderbossNiko](#): > > > [@medinaalex47](#): > > > > > [@wwishie](#): > > > > > > Bicycles were used extensively throughout Europe in WW1. It would be funny if DICE implimented a pedaling mini-game in order to make your bicycle start moving, like in GTA San Andreas. > > > > Lol dude that would be gold! In the red orchestra games, the WW1 based game had bicycles.. Lol > > I believe Red Orchestra was World War II Oh, ok that explains it.. They still had bicycles in that gamet ---
**Author:** ![UnderbossNiko](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/cab0a1/32.png) [@UnderbossNiko](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/UnderbossNiko)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/16 "2016-05-17T07:26:00Z")
I honestly don’t remember using them if they were. I remember bicycles in Heroes and Generals. But either way, it’s just a minor means of transportation. ---
**Author:** ![dragonassasin98](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dragonassasin98](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/dragonassasin98)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 5:20am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/17 "2016-05-18T05:20:00Z")
Would be cool but if there are rpgs “rifle” it wouldnt make to much sense to have both unless the crossbow was much more precise. ---
**Author:** ![medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/medinaalex47/32/102180_2.png) [@medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/medinaalex47)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/18 "2016-05-21T21:42:00Z")
> [@dragonassasin98](#): > > Would be cool but if there are rpgs “rifle” it wouldnt make to much sense to have both unless the crossbow was much more precise. It actually would make sense, that’d like saying what is the purpose of the X-Bow in BF3? Or the Phantom bow in BF4? ---
**Author:** ![medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/medinaalex47/32/102180_2.png) [@medinaalex47](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/medinaalex47)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/19 "2016-05-23T02:50:00Z")
> [@medinaalex47](#): > > > [@dragonassasin98](#): > > > > Would be cool but if there are rpgs “rifle” it wouldnt make to much sense to have both unless the crossbow was much more precise. > > It actually would make sense, that’d like saying what is the purpose of the X-Bow in BF3? Or the Phantom bow in BF4? ---
**Author:** ![triumph82](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@triumph82](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/triumph82)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/crossbow-and-bow-and-explosive-arrows/101030/20 "2016-05-23T04:28:00Z")
No. The bow was obsolete compared to the gun by the time of the first great war. No one was using the bow over it with the exception of cultures that were still using rudimentary technology; i.e; certain African or Arabic tribes etc., It would be extraordinarily rare to see a crossbow firing grenades during WW1. And I sure as hell don’t want some cheesy out of place thing such as that all over the place during MP. You want them to reference it during the campaign fine, but as a weapon to pick during online… hell no. I’m sure there are tons of crazy things people have used for combat that you could look up, but that doesn’t mean I’d want all of them in the game. You may get some crossbow game play during the part of the campaign you get to deal with the female Bedouin soldier..as there tribe still dealt with technology like that, if that makes you happy.