Talk:Tallboys/@comment-70.48.161.187-20150617005352/@comment-69.123.221.132-20150625173146

And to be perfectly fair, it's not as though accuracy or range is necessarily required in the work that Tallboys are expected to perform. Their main duties are dispersing crowds and killing lone/groups of weepers, which is typically done at relatively close ranges, sometimes standing directly above their targets. They fire arrows tipped with incendiary explosives, which means that they can still kill their targets even if they miss completely, as long as the target is within the explosive's kill-radius.

As for Officers, it's clear that they don't wear any armor aside from their helmets, which also look more ceremonial than practical. The only armor shown in the setting is metal plate, which is relatively thick: if Watch Officers wore plate cuirasses under their uniforms, it would be as plainly obvious as a modern-day police officer wearing a kevlar vest under his uniform. It's reasonable to assume that Watchmen don't wear full-plate for the same reason it fell out of use in the real-world, which is to say that it fails to stop bullets. That said, the plate mantle worn by Watch regulars is conceivably only meant to defend from downward slashes, while Officers might choose to forego armor for the sake of agility and comfortability: they might rely on their ability to parry or dodge, while enlisted Watchmen lack such skills. The only problem is that this is not reflected in game: Officers do dodge and parry with greater skill, but they also have higher health.