View Single Post
Old 07-26-2010, 05:52 PM   #110
DanHoward
 
DanHoward's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Maitland, NSW, Australia
Default Re: Role of archers in low-tech parties?

Actually one aspect of early Samurai warfare was to ride out in front of the line, issue a challenge to someone, and then have a brief exchange of arrows with them. Though, this type of archery is irrelevant to the subsequent pitched battle.

Last edited by DanHoward; 07-26-2010 at 05:57 PM.
DanHoward is offline   Reply With Quote