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Thoran · 02-13-2002, 11:10 AM

Certainly today ranged weapons are really the only mode of engagement. The melee died with... hmm... the end of WWI I would think, when bayonet charges ended.

BUT, back in the days before firearms the archer was important but I would think only as a component of a sound strategy... I don't think it was more important than say cavalry, or the foot soldier (who bore MOST of the burden of combat). The pre-cannon equivelants of artillary could be another important component (ballista, trebuchet, etc...) depending on the circumstances of the engagement.

[ 02-13-2002: Message edited by: Thoran ]

02-13-2002, 11:10 AM	#11
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	Certainly today ranged weapons are really the only mode of engagement. The melee died with... hmm... the end of WWI I would think, when bayonet charges ended. BUT, back in the days before firearms the archer was important but I would think only as a component of a sound strategy... I don't think it was more important than say cavalry, or the foot soldier (who bore MOST of the burden of combat). The pre-cannon equivelants of artillary could be another important component (ballista, trebuchet, etc...) depending on the circumstances of the engagement. [ 02-13-2002: Message edited by: Thoran ]