Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

[Steve Hollowell]

I am a bit mixed up on this now. At 6 inches, a 4 element unit of
close order Longbows shoots 8, correct? A 4 element unit of bows
would also shoot 8 I think.

If these same units are in skirmish, the longbows and bows would
shoot how many each?

Thanks in advance,

Steven Hollowell

[joncleaves]

In a message dated 5/9/2004 10:35:47 Central Daylight Time,
sholl202000@... writes:
I am a bit mixed up on this now. At 6 inches, a 4 element unit of
close order Longbows shoots 8, correct?>>

at 240p? yes. there are 16 figures, halved to 8. Note that 8.4 says: "They
are not halved twice it shooting both overhead (8.7) and at long range, since
both these have
the same effect of making a high trajectory necessary. " This means that the
second rank of longbows is never halved for both shooting from the second
rank (overhead) and long range. Therefor a 4E unit of LB shoots 8 at long range
and 12 at 120p or less.
A 4 element unit of bows
would also shoot 8 I think.>>

True.


If these same units are in skirmish, the longbows and bows would
shoot how many each?>>

At 240p, they would both shoot 6. The second rank halved for foot skirmish
IS cumulative with the halving for long range.


Thanks in advance,

Steven Hollowell>>

Your welcome.
Jon


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[John Murphy]

Oooohhhh, thank you whoever asked this question....

Ya know I _thought_ it said that (from faded memories of TOG and
glimpses in the Warrior rulebook) but a couple times have been unable
to put my finger on it. Mostly I think I have been playing, after the
first couple times of not finding this, with my longbows shooting at
6 figs (4E 16 fig unit) at long range. My shooters just got a whole
lot better at range!

Now the interaction between crossbows and longbows looks a bit
better. Same number of figures shooting at >120p and better longbow
factors in typical head-up situations.

Does this also apply for skirmish formation rear ranks? The same 4E
16-fig unit of longbowmen in skirmish shoot a whole 8 figs at 120-
240p and 12 figs at 0-120p? Or is it 6 for over effective range
skirmish, 8 for over effective range non-skirmish, and 12 for under
effective range in either formation?

--- In WarriorRules@yahoogroups.com, JonCleaves@a... wrote:
"They
> are not halved twice it shooting both overhead (8.7) and at long
range, since
> both these have
> the same effect of making a high trajectory necessary. " This means
that the
> second rank of longbows is never halved for both shooting from the
second
> rank (overhead) and long range. Therefor a 4E unit of LB shoots 8
at long range
> and 12 at 120p or less.

[joncleaves]

In a message dated 5/10/2004 02:17:07 Central Daylight Time,
jjmurphy@... writes:
Does this also apply for skirmish formation rear ranks? The same 4E
16-fig unit of longbowmen in skirmish shoot a whole 8 figs at 120-
240p and 12 figs at 0-120p? Or is it 6 for over effective range
skirmish, 8 for over effective range non-skirmish, and 12 for under
effective range in either formation?>>

The answer is in the same mail from me, but it is 6/8/12.

Jon


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