>I don't know....one of the features of heavy cavalry is that they can
>trample almost any amount of light infantry usually....they charge
>fast enough that the footmen can neither run away nor get in many
>shots with melee weapons. [I assume you mean 'missile weapons']
Nice theory. Shame for the French that it didn't work at Crécy or Agincourt...
Although to be fair the longbowmen were interspersed with heavy infantry (dismounted English knights) and at the second battle also behind stake pallisades, so they did have more anti-cavalry protection than normal.
In Gloranthan terms, I'm guessing the Welsh longbowmen would follow the Grey Goose practice, with spirits such as Darken-the-sky, Fly-straight, Fly-fast, Fly-far, Strike-true...
Let the grey geese fly!
Stephen
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