Compound Bow

Compound Bow  
Compound Bow  
General  
Class Bow
Ammunition Broadhead Arrow, Rambo Explosive Arrow
Fire modes Semi-automatic (draw, then release)
Weight 1.3 kg
Inventory size 6x2
Performance  
Arrow speed 160 m/s (Season 2)
Arrow damage 77 (Broadhead), 150 blast (Rambo Explosive)
Full draw 1.4 s
Availability  
Price 1,350 cash
Unlock level 0 in the shop; Recon level 16 in the role tree
Internal name Id.Item.CombatBow

The Compound Bow is a draw-and-release weapon. It is sold in the item shop, not in the weapon shop, and it has its own ammunition: the Broadhead Arrow and the Rambo Explosive Arrow. It is the only bow in the game.

Overview

The primary use button (left mouse button, or the right trigger on a gamepad) draws it, and letting go releases the arrow. A second action cancels a draw. Drawing is not instant: the item data gives a full draw of 1.4 s, and the speed the arrow leaves at depends on how far the draw has gone.

It appears on the weapon shop list without any statistics. The stats are in the item data, which is why it has no spray pattern or damage table like the rifles do.

Stats

Stat Value
Fire modes Semi-automatic
Fire rate 90 rounds/min as stored (the draw sets the real pace)
Arrow speed 160 m/s in Season 2 (65,000 in Season 1, assuming the stored unit is cm/s: 650 m/s)
Full draw 1.4 s
Release speed Starts at 5% of full speed and reaches 100% as the draw builds (the draw unit is not stated; the curve ends at 0.4)
Weight 1.3 kg
Inventory size 6x2

Damage

Both arrows use their own damage type, listed here as the data states.

Arrow Base damage Speed Flight time limit Mass
Broadhead Arrow 77 152 m/s 14 s 0.029
Rambo Explosive Arrow 150 (blast) 180 m/s 20 s 0.045

The speeds assume the stored unit is cm/s, as the weapon’s speed does. The Broadhead Arrow’s shop text says it is effective against unarmored targets.

Range falloff. The bow keeps full damage out to 100 m (assuming the stored unit is cm), then loses damage in a straight line until it does none at 500 m. The far end of the stored curve (1,200 m) kept 20% damage in Season 1 and keeps none in Season 2.

Armor. Arrows do x0.90 against Heavy vests and Heavy helmets and x0.66 against Super heavy ones. Light and Medium gear does not reduce arrow damage. See Armor. The Broadhead Arrow has a penetration multiplier of 0.5 in Season 2 (0.03 in Season 1) and a ricochet angle of 30 degrees.

Rambo Explosive Arrow. This arrow explodes on impact: 150 HP at the centre, full damage out to 2 m and none beyond 4 m. It is listed with the other explosives in Grenades and Explosives.

Recoil and spread

Standing, the bow’s hip spread runs from 1 to 2 (degrees, as the spread page gives them), crouched from 0.5 to 1 and prone it is 0.5. Fully aimed, spread is 0. See Spread and recoil. The bow uses the sniper rifle aim-down-sights camera curve.

Ammunition

Arrow Shop price Stack Inventory size
Broadhead Arrow 75 cash for 5 Up to 10 1x3
Rambo Explosive Arrow 150 cash (hidden in the shop) Up to 3 3x1

The Rambo Explosive Arrow’s vendor row is hidden, so the shop does not list it, even though it has a price. The bow’s standard magazine appears in the attachment data as “Combat Bow Standard Mag”, with no weapon attached and no stat change. See Magazines.

Attachments

No attachments are listed for the bow.

Cost and unlocking

  • Item shop: 1,350 cash, unlock level 0.
  • Recon role tree: the Compound Bow unlocks at Recon level 16 for 150,000 cash, together with the Arrow at 0 cost. See Recon.

Season 2 changes

  • Price rose from 800 to 1,350 cash.
  • Arrow launch speed fell from 650 m/s to 160 m/s (the bow) and from 642 m/s to 152 m/s (the Broadhead Arrow, as stored).
  • Arrows last 14 s in flight instead of 30 s.
  • Penetration rose from 0.03 to 0.5. The arrow is also thicker (diameter 0.4 to 0.65) and drags harder.
  • The far end of the range falloff curve (1,200 m) went from 20% damage to none.
  • Arrows lose damage against Heavy and Super heavy gear (x0.90 and x0.66); Season 1 had no cut.
  • The Recon tree cost rose from 125,000 to 150,000 cash.

See also

Sources

Categories: WeaponsBows