Ranged weapons give the attacker an advantage (especially when performing an ambush) because the target is often getting hit from beyond immediate visual range, therefore making it more difficult for the defenders to react and hit back effectively. In contrast, a weapon intended to be used in hand-to-hand combat is called a melee weapon. It is sometimes also called projectile weapon or missile weapon because it typically works by launching solid projectiles ("missiles"), though technically a fluid-projector (which throws out pressurized streams of liquid or even gas) and a directed-energy weapon (which does not involve any tangible projectile) are also ranged weapons. The act of using such a weapon is also known as shooting. at distances greater than the physical reach of the user holding the weapon itself. English longbowmen figure prominently in the foreground at right where they drive away the French crossbowmen.Ī ranged weapon is any weapon that can engage targets beyond hand-to-hand distance, i.e. A period illustration of the Battle of Crécy.
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