ANST - curious about archers in war scenarios

[Michael F. Gunter]

> 
> here is a thought. Your point about shields blocking arrows is well
> taken. A good force of archers would probably be aligned in the back
> center. What if the archers always attacked from the flank of the
> approaching position. Would not the approachiong force have to change
> its attack or at the very least commit some of its force or reserves to
> meet with the new threat. Do you think that a force of archers acting
> and shooting together could not have such effect on the field of battle.
> 
> richard fairbourne

What I usually seen happen is that a small force of fighers are sent to deal
with the archer unit before the lines engage. At last year's Gulf War a unit
of, I believe, 5 fighters ran down and destroyed a unit of about 20 archers.
Unsupported mass groups of archers don't work within the SCA context.

Yers,

Gunthar
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