Dibs on the top row

At that point it might be better to imagine a boat

I’m so glad I chose right, mint is indeed amazing and easy

We’re probably going to start seeing advanced bollards like they have in europe. What a scary time

Something further to add here is that planes get a little close at landing and line up in the air as they’re coming in. There’s actually something akin to roads in the sky so the increased visibilty is definitely handy

These are all excellent points, I would counter with this: most of the things you’re describing have more to do with the tactics involved rather than the design itself. Let’s say a stirrup was used in both (the technique of reloading it standing up vs sitting down) but one side’s bows were composite, had better bolts, a cranequin, would it really be be that dissimilar to an AKM vs XM7?

So would you not say the same for the crossbow, tinkering and standardization after the peak?

I will defer to your knowledge then, would you not say that aside from materials, ease of use and sighting the modern firearm hasn’t changed since the use of the cartridge?

Once the limbs were metal and a hand crank was added how did it really change?

The crossbow also stopped developing for a very long time, until we use something other than cartridges we’re not going anywhere