Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Mask View Post
Lethality with a bow like that seems quite unlikely, I agree. I wonder if it may be possible to achieve low levels of lethality - much as you point out with the repeating crossbow - through the use of a heavier bow? I doubt there is likely to be much effect against armour, no matter how you slice it--but an improved rate of fire which sacrifices accuracy, power, and range for speed sounds like it could sometimes be very useful.
I don't think you could get level of speed with a much heavier bow, simply due to the extra effort required to draw the thing.

And I can't really think of that many applications for shooting a lot of ineffective arrows very quickly. If they can't hurt a guy in armor, the fact you can bounce a lot of them off him doesn't really hinder his running up and stabbing you in the face.