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Bill Seurer wrote:
> 
> X-no-archive: yes
> 
> "Thurstan R. McDougle" wrote:
> > Recoverable ammo?
> 
> Like throwing knives.

But with better range (in theory)

> 
> > When fired at empty space distract attention without alarming? (Anyone
> > tried thrown rocks for this?)
> 
> That's what rocks are for.  Toss one and a guy will turn to look. Then
> chuck a knife into his back.
> 
> > Fire-arrows?
> 
> Fire might be interesting but would get out of hand too easily.
> 
> > Up and over fire to get snipers on roofs/behind walls?
> 
> Arrows don't work that way.

Direct aimed arrows- the way they are used today with modern very
powerful bows do not get used this way.
Traditional Agincourt/Robin Hood bows could be used that way, if rarely
done in movies (this is a use common to armys, but movies normally
cannot afford sufficient men to show army combat properly-they tend to
show a close up view of a small part of the melee instead).
You might need several shots before you hit as this method is less
accurate (both distance and line not just line need to be spot on to
hit), this may be one of the reasons muskets caught on so quickly, as in
the start they had a much slower firing rate and where much more
expensive to produce (and run out of ammo!).

Tradition firing arc:-
          -------
        /         \
     /              \
   /                  \
  /                    \
}/    @@@@@            @@@@@
	|                |
  Your infantry       Their infantry (or other troops)

Modern Style
             ------------
}------------            ------------|
                                  Target

> 
> > Kill diedranna via arrow in eye...see the tapestry in JA3 :-)
> 
> ???
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