ANST - Combat archers

[Bob Dewart]

Everyone is hitting all around the target, but not quit.  Let's apply a real
world defensive tactic which is simular to what the Romans would do in close
combat; in fact, his Grace Keen teaches the tactic to heavy fighters.  Don't
shoot at the guy in front of you, shoot the guy to the side.

Gilli

-----Original Message-----
From: harry billings <psobaka at mail.myriad.net>
To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG <ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Thursday, November 12, 1998 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: ANST - Combat archers


>We (at Middleford) have tried two three and four archers shooting at one
>"fighter" who was watching us and have found it hard to score hits on one
>fighter (no shield) if they are looking at the group.
>
>>Okay, this is why I was suggesting having small GROUPS of archers instead
of
>>one or two. Yes, an archer shooting at another archer with a shieldman
>protecting
>>them will not have a good chance of getting a kill. But 5 archers shooting
will
>>have a much better chance of taking out that protected archer. Same goes
for
>>engine crews although I don't think archers would have many opportunities
to
>>attack engine crews. We usually just hunker down and wait until they run
out
>>of ammo or a sally force tries to take one out.
>>
>I will be at the War Practices that my work allowes, even if I can't make
>the War.
>
>>Yes, we do. This is why I want archers at all the War Practices.
>>
>They had a target archery war point last year, don't know about befor then.
>I would like to see some thing other than a Royal Round though. Just my
thing.
>
>>Also, we're going to see if there will be a target shoot war point as
well.
>>This is something that will be discussed next weekend in Meredies.
>>Yours,
>>
>>Gunthar
>Plachoya Sobaka a humble archer in Ravens Fort, Kingdom of Ansteorra


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