[82Rigger]

I've been perusing some of the sporting goods sights on the web that market modern crossbows.

Modern crossbows have all sorts of neat improvements..silencers that attach to the string to silence the "twang" when you shoot, adjustable sights, even telescopic sights.

All of which makes me wonder...

How effective would such a crossbow be in a modern urban or suburban conflict? I'm thinking in terms of a sniping scenario, hit and run, etc.
At night, there would be no sound, no flash.
Since they can be fitted with scopes, they can also be fitted with night vision scopes.

Also, ballistic vests are made of Kevlar. Kevlar is a fiber. It stops bullets, but cant it be CUT and SLICED? Can it be pierced with a sharp point or penetrated by the slicing action of a slow-moving razor sharp broadhead?

What do ya'll think?

Airborne! Steve / 82Rigger