The The Army Scythe (The Army Scythe +1 in-game), also called the Light Crossbow of Speed, is a powerful light crossbow +1. It has a bonus of +1 to speed, THAC0, a speed factor of 3 and a weight of 5 lbs. It also has bonus to rate of fire of +1, which doubles the rate of fire of this crossbow. It requires a Strength of 8 to be used. This item appears in BGBG:EESoDBGII(SoA)BGII:EE(SoA), it falls under the crossbow proficiency, except in classic Baldur's Gate, where it's listed under missile weapons.