User blog comment:Gundam Legilis/Volume 1 Weapons In Depth - Ember Celica/@comment-10390252-20140616140518/@comment-10390252-20140616151820

@Zolnir,

Those weren't what I classify as 'ranged' shots. She was firing at the Nevermore from no more than three to five of its body-lengths. It was also travelling slowly relative to her, making it easy to lead the target. She was also aiming at its widest cross-section points.

IMHO, Weiss's problem was she was trying to hit the wings with an ice attack, thus forcing the creature down onto the ground. The wings are narrow (nearly two-dimensional in their edge-on position) and it looks like Myrtenaster's ranged attacks tend to curve slightly as they propegate so it was a hard shot to make. She was ambitious but a rookie and thus missed. That said, Weiss is the only one of RWBY with a demonstrated shield capability. So, she is a ranged specialist.