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| Topic | 300 longbowmen vs 300 musketeers in open ground |
| PMarth2002 10/31/19 12:48:19 PM #14: | HannibalBarca3 posted... Musketeers, no question. This had already happened during Henry VII's invasion of France. According to both the English and French the longbowmen were being outgunned by French troops armed with arquebuses. According to a French officer the French had an initial healty respect for the English but that went away as they carried "arms of little reach". Guide posted... Depends entirely on range. Yeah, these are good points. I was thinking the engagement starts off close together, but if the musketmen are outside of the archers range, this would make it clearly in their favor. Oh yeah, also, if the musketmen get bayonets, they could charge the archers after their initial volley. Even if the archers have swords as sidearms, spear generally beats sword. --- No matter where you go, there you are. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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