Longbow 1S-1K

Longbow 1S-1K
Specifications
Manufacturer	MDC
Type	Energy Railgun
Weapon Stats
Primary Fire	Flechette Shot
Secondary Fire	Super-charged Flechette Shot
Ammunition	Flechette
Rate of Fire	Fast
Accuracy	Very High
Range	Long
Clip Size	5 rounds
Maximum Ammunition	20 rounds or 4 magazines

The Longbow 1S-1K (1 Shot - 1 Kill) is a rail weapon that appears in Resistance Retribution. It is obtained by collecting all Retribution Intel.

Description

The Longbow was constructed by the MDC from modified Chimeran technology. Its magnetic accelerator launches a small iron flechette at an extremely high velocity that is accurate to up to 1000 meters. The secondary fire charges and fires multiple flechetttes at once that can pierce through multiple targets. This is one of the few weapons that can fire underwater. It is unlocked by collecting all Retribution Intel. However, it is available from the start in multiplayer.

Strategy

• Although a charged shot can kill a Hybrid in one shot on any difficulty, shooting a Hybrid in the head with an uncharged shot will also kill them. A shot that doesn't kill a Hybrid will knock them down, making them an easy target for a follow-up attack.
• The Longbow is capable of killing Titans with two charged shots at the back.
• The Longbow is highly capable enough to penetrate force-barriers used by the Angels and Chrysalis.

Gallery

Concept art.

Trivia

• The 1S-1K designation derives from the weapon's ability to destroy weaker enemies, such as Drones and Hybrids, with a single shot.
• The shots the Longbow fires are similar to the Longbow Railgun in Resistance: Retribution.
• This weapon is powerful enough to take out the Chimeran Overseer with one overcharged shot to the head on normal difficulty.
• The Longbow is presumably the strongest weapon in Retribution. This gun can kill almost every enemy with 1-3 shots. It is also capable of killing a player in multiplayer mode with just 3 shots or 1 charged shot (the charged shot still is only one round).
• The Longbow use of flechette(s), which means "little arrow" in French, as ammunition is appropriate for its namesake.
• According to the Longbow's concept art it has the symbol of the SRPA.