ANST - Wanted--hyperkinetic warriors
Karen C. Moon
kmoon at texas.net
Tue Mar 23 20:42:41 PST 1999
Greetings from Mari, writing on the unwitting behalf of a good many
fighters she has observed over far too many years....
At 04:55 PM 3/24/99 PST, Lyonel wrote:
>Does standing in a shieldwall make you itch?
Yup.
In battle, when you attack
>your first opponent, are you already picking out your next two targets?
Heck, I probably fell on top of them.
>Do you have good foot speed,
Nope.
a fair amount of agility,
It is to laugh....
endurance to
>spare,
are we drinking or fighting?
and the guts it takes to leap alone into an enemy shieldwall?
Absolutely!
>
>Then have I got a job for you. In preparation for Gulf Wars IX, I want
>to put together a light infantry unit.
Good sweet Sir Lyonel, my answers are only to remind you and other
commanders out there not to automatically stick the less-than-light-of-foot
into a shield-wall*, where many may be miserably unhappy, and only allow
the swift and willowy to pursue gloriously brain-fried tactics like lodging
oneself in a ballista to be flung over enemy lines .... (Sir Corwin comes
to mind... I don't know why.)
Until the boredom threshold is crossed, one never quite knows who is slow
and who is just conserving energy. ;-)
Fondly,
We'll train in flanking
>maneuvers, counter-flanking maneuvers, hit-and-run tactics, and
>harassment techniques that allow small, fast units to cripple whole
>armies.
>
>If you're interested, email me at sirlyonel at hotmail.com with your
>fighting stats. I want to know your favorite weapons styles, your
>fighting history, and why you think this is the unit for you. I'll be
>holding the first unit meeting at Crown.
>
>To answer one unspoken question, yes, I would like to include some
>archers in this unit. They'll have to be able to load, aim, and fire on
>the run.
>
>A few major caveats:
>
>(1) I'm not much of a runner, but on the battlefield, I move a lot
>faster than most fighters. I'll expect this unit to keep up with me.
>Endurance is more important than speed.
>
>(2) This is not an endeavor for anarchists. If you can't follow orders,
>you'll just get in the way.
>
>(3) This is also not an endeavor for lone wolves. The members of this
>unit will *always* have their asses on the line. Teamwork and
>communication are an absolute necessity.
>
>lo vostre por vos servir
>Sir Lyonel Oliver Grace
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Mari
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