Bab 223: Chapter 127: The Development of Technology Middle_2

And even more implausibly, the pulling curve of the modern pulley bow remained nearly a flat line, meaning that under the same pulling force and pulling distance, the energy stored was twice that of a straight-pull bow.

At this thought, Xiulote nodded slightly and then shook his head. It was only with a large supply of buffalo horn and sinew that he could consider producing a composite crossbow. The pulley crossbow, meanwhile, was distant and impractical. By the time technology had evolved to efficient steel-making and precision machinery, the era of gunpowder weapons would have already arrived.