OT: Archery in combat

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EvilGenius4ABetterTomorro said:
I would think that one sides artillery would make the other sides Longbow Archers hard to deploy If such a hypothetical use of archers was ever considered.

Why? The effective range of longbows is as good as muskets, and the force with longbows would have its own cannon and cavalry.

I saw something on History Channel that showed that the battle field in Agincourt was super muddy. The French bogged down and were then targeted at long range by the archers.

Yes, General Mud was a big factor. Also, even if the ability of bodkin longbow arrows to go right through armor at long range were slightly exaggerated, horses were not very heavily armored and were larger targets than the knights, and when they fall and get run into from behind by other knights, it gets messy.

I should have bought stock in the History Channel!
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I suppose. They're good at exposing the masses to something historical, though their authenticity and completeness is often pretty low.

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