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  • $\begingroup$ Any "have <trainable ape/sub-human> do it" option is almost certainly better served by having 2-3 regular crossbows, and swapping a used one for a cocked (and loaded?) one $\endgroup$ Commented 19 hours ago
  • $\begingroup$ @ChrisH One guy could probably march into position carrying a few ready-to-fire crossbows reasonably safe from accidental discharge. I picture a sturdy box with angled shelves. Although loading and stashing all of them (which you'd have to do a few minutes before you need) them would take a while. If you're fighting for an extended period of time then having one or more dedicated loaders (and n+1 weapons so everybody can have one in their hands at once) makes sense to me, although of course it makes more sense to just let the loaders be shooters, too, like every army actually did. $\endgroup$ Commented 13 hours ago
  • $\begingroup$ yes, if you've got to feed them etc, no point having them trained to load bit not shoot. Although a racist sense of superiority can have powerful effects, and I'm sure there's precedent from the British in India $\endgroup$ Commented 11 hours ago