Talk:Chu Ko Nu (Age of Empires II)/@comment-44010056-20191023172002/@comment-34254290-20191024141019

Because that's exactly the problem with this weapon in real life, much weaker, shorter range and inaccurate. The game stayed faithful to reality in this case, as it described: The weaknesses of the weapon were a short range and weaker power compared to larger single-shot crossbows.