ANST - Combat archers

[Bob Dewart]

That's outstanding.  I like it.  And I like your target priority.

Now if we could just get more folks out to practice, we'd be OK.

Gilli


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael F. Gunter <mfgunter at fnc.fujitsu.com>
To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG <ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 10:52 AM
Subject: ANST - Combat archers


>> Do you like archers?
>> Plachoya Sobaka a humble archer in Ravens Fort, Kingdom of Ansteorra
>>
>
>I beleive that archers are necessary for many of the scenarios. I would
>especially like to see groups of around 4-5 archers in "hunter/killer"
>units who would focus their mass ability on one target at at time, thereby
>assuring a fast kill instead of the sporadic shooting I see too often.
>It may seem to waste arrows but when that archer in the tower or that
>Duke in the backfield gets taken out before they can do real damage it's
>worth it.
>
>Archers should concentrate on eliminating priority targets before going for
>targets of opportunity. Other archers, unit leaders, spear units, etc...
>And they should fight as units. Either firing in alternating waves so that
>when a target ducks for cover after the first one then pops his head out
>to see what's happening only to get nailed between the eyes, or to fire
>en masse to assure the target can't avoid all of them.
>
>I want my archers to be surgical and effective.
>
>How's that?
>
>Yours,
>
>Gunthar


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