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
Achievement(s)
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 fourth highest in the game, behind the Thanatos .50 Cal, 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
• Long draw/reload time slows down its rate of fire despite the listed stat
• Explosive arrows disable the ability to headshot and pickup arrows

Tips

• The longer an arrow is drawn back, the further it travels and the more damage it inflicts, up to the listed 2,000 damage value. Simply drawing back for a split second then releasing almost immediately will not inflict full damage.
  • Note that the draw time is longer compared to the other bows, slowing down its rate of fire in practice.
• This weapon, much like the Heavy Crossbow and DECA Technologies Compound Bow, can kill most enemies in a single headshot regardless of difficulty.
• When fully drawn, the arrows travel at very high speed and have relatively low drop rate, making it easier to kill Snipers from a distance.
  • However, most sniper spawns are inaccessible to players, making it impossible to retrieve arrows fired at the
• 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 activate.
• With the critical bonus from Low Blow coupled with explosive arrows, the English Longbow can wipe out Captain Winters and his shielded cronies in seconds, making it one of the most effective ways of dealing with him.
• Surefire Ace allows the projectiles to pierce Maximum Force Responder body armor, and can kill them from full health even if the arrow is partially drawn. Alternatively, poison projectiles infect Maximum Force Responders through their body armor, stunning and dealing enough damage to kill them from full health over time, even on Death Sentence.
• In the VR version of the game, the English Longbow has no charge time, with the power of the bow being based on how far the player pulls on the string.

Available modifications

• Ammunition
• Boost

Explosive Arrow	Gage Chivalry Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-600
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Infinite Granted
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template N/A Internal name wpn_fps_bow_long_m_explosive

Poison Arrow	Gage Chivalry Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-10	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-1700
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): 100% chance to poison target
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template N/A Internal name wpn_fps_bow_long_m_poison

Concealment	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	+1	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_concealment_p1

Stability	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	+4
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_recoil_p1

Accuracy	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	+4	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_spread_p1

Team Boost	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6	Special Effect(s): +3% Experience & money reward for you and your crew.
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_team_exp_money_p3

Total Ammo	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	+2	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template OVE9000 • Platypus 70 • MA-17 Flamethrower • Rattlesnake • Lebensauger .308 • Desertfox • Contractor .308 • R93 • Repeater 1874 • Grom • Nagant • Thanatos .50 cal • Vulcan Minigun • Flamethrower Mk.1 • Plainsrider Bow • Light Crossbow • English Longbow • Heavy Crossbow • Pistol Crossbow • Hailstorm Mk 5 • Cash Blaster Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_total_ammo_p1

Skins

• Epic

Immortal Python
Achievement Milestone Reward

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 100-200 lbs. It does take slightly longer than its competitor to fully nock an arrow, though, as a side effect of this property.
  • Apart from balance reasons, it is highly unusual robbing a bank with a several-hundred-year-old longbow. The high concealment stat could be likely be possible because of how guards will be reluctant to believe that they are seeing a man in a clown mask with a longbow attempting to commit a robbery.
• The in-game weapon fires arrows with bodkin points, spike-like arrowheads typically made of unhardened steel with a square cross-section.
• Contrary to popular belief, a longbow firing normal broadhead projectiles could not reliably penetrate plate armour at long range. Such a feat is only typically possible at relatively close range while using bodkins, which were arrows fitted with steel-tipped heads especially designated to wrecking armor. The Longbow was more useful for its ability to kill/disable enemy mounts, disrupting massed charges and leading to falling injuries.
  • Somewhat counter-intuitively, however, arrows are quite effective versus most modern body armor, which is constructed from woven Kevlar cloth. The arrows' comparatively low velocity and high mass allows them to simply push fibers apart, which takes far less energy than breaking them. Even correctional stab vests, which use specialized fabrics to mitigate this, would likely fail against a longbow. Only hard armor inserts (e.g., the ceramic plates used in Interceptor body armor) offer reliable protection against such low-tech threats.

Gallery

In-game preview of the English Longbow.

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