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Chuck Kaun wrote:
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could possibly be effective in multiple shots dependant upon how they
react. Are there enough archers to make a volley a viable threat? If
so, our own forces can react after the volley while the enemy is still
getting themselves back to their happy fighting place to take advantage
of any confusion.</blockquote>
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I would think that a volley of any sort just won't work on our
battlefield. All the bad guys have to do is cover up for a few seconds,
and they're safe until <i>everyone</i> reloads. So they would end up
with one guy watching <i>our</i> commander to see when he was ready to
order a volley, then order his troops to take cover.<br>
<br>
What would be more damaging (and may be what Caladin has in his evil
little mind) would be to mass archers at one point on the field and
have them pour a steady rain of arrows into an enemy unit until it
disappears. Then maybe repeat with another unit if there's time.<br>
<br>
Our archers are just too damn good to tie them to volley fire,
regardless of how <i>incredibly cool</i> it would look. But a mass of
archers picking an enemy unit to wreckage in a few minutes would be
pretty cool to see too, as long as you're not one of the poor bastards
on the receiving end.<br>
<br>
Charles,<br>
BG<br>
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