CB-9 Exploding Crossbow

CB-9 Exploding Crossbow
Weapon Details
Standard Damage	620
Max Penetration	Medium I
Capacity	5
Recoil	35
Fire Rate	50
DPS	0
Spare Mags	8 Magazines
Trait(s)	Explosive  •  One Handed
Scope Options	N/A
Procurement
Source	Democratic Detonation, page 3
Cost	80 Medals

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Fires powerful exploding bolts which do maximum damage upon direct impact. Gravity must be accounted for when aiming.

— Armory Description

The CB-9 Exploding Crossbow is a Primary Weapon in the Explosive category. It fires explosive-tipped crossbow bolts that deal damage in an area.

Procurement

The Exploding Crossbow is unlocked on the 3rd page of the Democratic Detonation Premium Warbond for 80 Medals.

Detailed Weapon Statistics

CB-9 Exploding Crossbow
Fire Rate	50 rpm
Recoil	35
Capacity	5
Reload Time	3.3 s
Spare Magazines	8
Starting Magazines	8
Mags from Supply	8
Mags from Ammo Box	4
Attacks
Crossbow Bolt Explosive	Projectile
Crossbow Bolt	Explosion

Crossbow Bolt Explosive
Projectile
Caliber	15 mm
Mass	100 g
Initial Velocity	100 m/s
Drag Factor	100%
Gravity Factor	50%
Penetration Slowdown	25%
Damage
Standard	270
vs. Durable	50
Penetration
Direct	Medium I
Slight Angle	Medium I
Large Angle	Medium I
Extreme Angle	Unarmored
Special Effects
Demolition Force	0
Stagger Force	30
Push Force	10

Crossbow Bolt
Area of Effect
Inner Radius	3 m
Outer Radius	6 m
Shockwave Radius	7 m
Damage
Inner Radius	350
Outer Radius	349 - 0
Penetration
Inner Radius	Medium I
Outer Radius	Light II
Shockwave	Medium I
AoE Effect
Demolition Force	20
Stagger Force	25
Push Force	10

Tactical Information

• The primary use of the Exploding Crossbow is to inflict significant damage to a single target while also dealing explosive damage in a radius around the impact point. This makes it a flexible weapon that can deal heavy damage to a single target or significant splash damage in an area.
  • The explosive bolts fired by this weapon have a relatively slow travel speed and are greatly affected by gravity, making it difficult to use against distant targets. Practice is required to get accustomed to its arc.
  • Because it is a Primary Weapon with a very low rate of fire and small magazine, equipping the Exploding Crossbow means that the wielder must rely on the Secondary or Support Weapon in the event that a rapid fire option is required. Weapons like the Redeemer or Stalwart can fill this role.
• The exploding bolts fired by the Exploding Crossbow are highly flexible, capable of dealing with many battlefield threats.
  • The crossbow bolt itself inflicts high damage, and when combined with the subsequent explosion can deal significant damage to targets with light armor. As such, the weapon excels at destroying lone enemies not protected by medium armor or stronger.
  • The exploding tips give the weapon a damage profile similar to the Impact Grenade even if it does not directly impact a target. As such, it can be aimed into clusters of enemies to inflict powerful splash damage to multiple targets.
• The Exploding Crossbow possesses several traits that make it a strong utility weapon.
  • Uniquely, because it fires crossbow bolts, this weapon has a very low sound signature, only alerting enemies within 10 meters of the wielder that it has been fired. This gives it stealth applications that other weapons do not have.
  • It is also the only non-Submachine Gun primary weapon with the One Handed trait. This not only allows it to be paired with the Ballistic Shield, but also allows the wielder to carry secondary objective objects like the SSSD Hard Drive or the Confidential Data or Mutated Egg from a Super Helldive large outpost.
  • The exploding tips of the bolts allow them to destroy enemy spawners, making it extremely useful when dispatching Bug Nests or Automaton Outposts. The weapon's semi-auto nature and generous magazine supply are well-suited to this task, as misses at long distance can be easily corrected and even Heavy Bug Nests can be cleared using this weapon alone.
• Like other explosive weapons, the Exploding Crossbow can pose significant harm to the wielder if used up-close. It can be helpful to switch to a different weapon if enemies get too close for comfort.

Change History

Patch

Description

1.001.100
2024-09-17

Changes

• Explosion radius increased by 50%.
  • Inner Radius increased from 2m to 3m.
  • Outer Radius increased from 4m to 6m.
  • Shockwave Radius increased from 5m to 7m.
• Explosion damage increased from 150 to 350.

1.001.002
2024-08-06

Changes

• Changed to be one-handed.

1.000.400
2024-06-13

Changes

• Increased explosion armor penetration to be the same as the projectile.
• Increased demolition strength from 15 to 20 (Can destroy Bug holes and Bot Fabricator buildings).
• Added medium penetration tag.

1.000.300
2024-04-29

Changes

• Slightly smaller explosion
• Increased stagger
• Decreased number of maximum mags from 12 to 8
• Increased number of magazines received from resupply from 6 to 8
• Slight reduction in ergonomics
• Muzzle velocity increased

Fixes

• Explosive weapons no longer pull players inward from the blast.

1.000.202
2024-04-11
(Mid-Patch)

Added to the game.