Re: Interesting snippet on hill-fort design

From: markmohrfield <markmohrfield_at_...>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:01:49 -0000

> slingers will tend towards
> hit-and-run whilst archers are trained to stand firm. Members of a
> slinger unit would see no shame in running away, whilst for an archer
> this would be almost as serious a crime as it is for a heavy
> infantryman such as a pikeman.

>From Sandy Petersen's comments on ancient-style warfare

http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha/aow.html

don't "light"(missile armed) troops defeat "heavy"(Melee) troops by retreating steadily before them?

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