English Longbow

English Longbow
Inventory FBI Files THIS IS A GAGE CHIVALRY PACK ITEM! Arrows can be picked back up Regular ammo pickups are disabled for this weapon. THIS IS A GAGE CHIVALRY PACK ITEM! Arrows can be picked back up Regular ammo pickups are disabled for this weapon.
Gameplay
Unlock Level	29
Inventory Slot	Primary
Weapon Type	Special
Firing Mode(s)	Single shot
Cost	$652,000
Statistics
Magazine	1
Total Ammo	35
Rate of Fire	300
Damage	2,000
Accuracy	96
Stability	96
Concealment	29
Threat	37
Extra Weapon Statistics Reload Time Min Mix Base Time 0.5s Charge Time 0.2s 1.5s Damage 400 2000 Grenade Pickup Rate Min Max Sting Grenade 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 Frag Grenade 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 X1-a Tactical ZAPper 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 Incendiary Round 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 Viper Grenade Round 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 0 Walk-in Closet: 0 Fully Loaded Aced: 0 Damage Per Mag Total Damage total 2,000 70,000 Damage/second 10,000 4,117.65 Projectile speed 35m/s Bullet Spread Standing Crouching Sights 2.8 xx Sights + moving 2.8 xx Hipfire 3.5 3.5 Hipfire + moving 3.5 3.5 Recoil Min Max Recoil vertical 2.9 3.0 Recoil horizontal -0.5 0.5
Other
Internal name	long
v·d·e Mod stats

Description
The English Longbow was the original weapon of mass destruction. Providing devastating power at range, it could end a battle before a single sword was swung.

The English Longbow is a special weapon for PAYDAY 2, introduced in Update #77 as part of the Gage Chivalry Pack DLC.

Overview

The English Longbow is the Plainsrider Bow's older, meaner sister, possessing much more damage, the second highest in the game, behind the HRL-7, and tied with the Heavy Crossbow. However, each arrow is pulled back for a much longer time than the Plainsrider in order to achieve maximum distance and accuracy, limiting it to best be used as a source of burst damage. This also means that a player can regenerate all their ammo supply quickly with Bullet Storm or Swan Song by spamming the fire key.

Summary

Pros

• Very high damage
• Accurate
• Can be customized to feature Poison or Explosive Arrows
• High concealment
• No recoil

Cons

• Single-shot
• Low ammo for a primary
• Despite the base stat, the RoF is slow due to having to pull back the arrow for a lengthy period for each shot
• Explosive arrows disable the ability to headshot and pickup arrows

Tips

• The longbow requires only a brief draw time before a lethal shot can be fired. Because of this, it can deal with multiple enemies rapidly.
• When fully drawn, the arrows travel at very high speed and have relaitvely low drop rate, making it easier to kill Snipers from a distance.
• With the critical bonus from Low Blow, the English Longbow can kill a Bulldozer in 1 shot on Overkill difficulty. However, this is not very reliable, since the critical hit only has a 30% chance to proc.
• With the critical bonus from Low Blow coupled with explosive arrows the longbow can wipe out Captain Winters and his shielded cronies in a matter of seconds, making it possibly one of the most effective ways of dealing with him.
• Shooting before fully pulling the arrow back only affects the range and not the damage. This can be useful if you are stuck in close quarters.

Available modifications

• Ammunition
• Boost

Explosive Arrow	Gage Chivalry Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-2600
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Infinite Granted
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template N/A Internal name N/A

Poison Arrow	Gage Chivalry Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-10	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-3700
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Infinite Granted
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template N/A Internal name N/A

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Achievements

Heisters of the Round Table Complete any heist on the OVERKILL difficulty or above with 4 players using only Gage Chivalry Pack masks, primary weapons, melee weapons and Ballistic Vests or heavier armors. Unlocks the "Agatha Knight Veteran" mask, "Blooded" material and "Agatha" pattern.

Trivia

• The English Longbow's high base Concealment is somewhat unusual given the great length of the real-world weapon on which it was based. The minimal length of an authentic English longbow is typically 6ft. (approx. 1.8m) from end to end, which is taller than even the standing height of certain heisters in the game.
  • True to life, the English Longbow sports a significantly more powerful shot damage compared to the Plainsrider Bow, due to its real-world counterpart's heavy draw weight. Most bows typically have 40-60 lbs of draw weight, while medieval English Longbows ranged from 120-200 lbs. It does take slightly longer than its competitor to fully nock an arrow, though, as a side effect of this property.
• The in-game weapon fires bodkins, which are thin and pointed and are only capable of piercing medieval plate armor. Modern kevlar weaves and ceramic inlays are more than capable of stopping or even deflecting the projectiles entirely.
  • Bodkins also have to be shot from a considerable distance away from their targets to allow them to achieve the required momentum and velocity to penetrate. 

Gallery

In-game preview of the English Longbow.

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• Melee
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