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0001112Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Invasionspublic2010-04-13 18:042014-01-26 09:40
ReporterSyndic 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritylowSeveritytrivialReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusresolvedResolutionno change required 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.03 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0001112: goblin swordsman shows up equipped with <iron bow>
DescriptionAs the summary said, I've had a goblin swordsman (part of an ambush, not an actual invasion) show up with an iron bow (and clad in leather, not metal like the other swordsmen). Maybe this is just a misnaming of the goblin, it's definitely not a problem that all goblin swordsmen (the other ones showed up using longswords, scimitars etc.) or bowmen (had several using bows and named accordingly) have.
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Additional InformationSave is at http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=2093 [^]

The goblin in question is "bosa lozngom"
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Relationships
related to 0002274resolved Toady One Sieging "Goblin Blowgunner" carrying equipment of an elite bowman 
related to 0003627new  Ambushers are sometimes equipped with two shields 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-04-13 18:04SyndicNew Issue
2010-04-13 18:40FootkerchiefNote Added: 0003357
2010-07-15 08:44FootkerchiefRelationship addedparent of 0002274
2010-07-15 08:49QuietustNote Added: 0010356
2010-11-15 13:29FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0003627
2010-11-16 07:01FootkerchiefRelationship replacedrelated to 0002274
2014-01-26 09:40FootkerchiefNote Added: 0024367
2014-01-26 09:40FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2014-01-26 09:40FootkerchiefResolutionopen => no change required
2014-01-26 09:40FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief

Notes
(0003357)
Footkerchief   
2010-04-13 18:40   
Well spotted. Bows use the sword skill when used as a melee weapon, so probably the game is equipping the swordsmen with any weapon that uses that skill without checking whether it's ranged or not.
(0010356)
Quietust   
2010-07-15 08:49   
It's possible said goblin was an actual civ member from worldgen and actually has more Swordsman skill than Bowman skill, but checking that would require using some special utilities.
(0024367)
Footkerchief   
2014-01-26 09:40   
Assuming Quietust is right.