They wear no armour so that they can move swiftly in battle. A self bow has nothing to "go wrong" when it gets damp, and need only to be dried out to be as good as new, an important consideration for any Western Roman soldier.Įven so, these archers are a supporting arm to other troops, and are not expected to stand and fight. Constructed from a combination of wood, sinew and animal horn, the. Massed in large numbers, eastern archers can inflict heavy casualties, and the composite bows they carry afford them greater range, accuracy and power than many of their western counterparts. While the self bow is not as powerful as a compound bow, it does have one major advantage over the Eastern weapon: it is not useless in the damp conditions of western and northern Europe! Bowstrings will always stretch and become useless when wet, but a compound bow will actually fall to pieces as the glue used to make it weakens as the damp gets in. These scale-armoured bowmen can do terrible damage to the enemy. While archers from the eastern parts of the Empire are equipped with composite bows, those raised in the Western areas are armed with the simple self bow, carved from a single piece of wood. These men wear no armour as they are not expected to fight in melee. If that's your situation, hang around the sub for a couple of days and leave a few comments - you'll be able to post in no time! Need more details? Read our full rules here.Centuries of warfare have taught the Roman army the value of archers. Our automoderator also prevents spam by deleting posts from users less than four days old or who have less than three karma. Giveaways and contests must be approved beforehand by the moderation team. No politics allowedĭon't derail threads with off-topic memes or controversy. They are missile troops almost exclusively, as their lack of armour and poor hand weapons mean that only a heartless or desperate commander would deliberately order them to fight in hand-to-hand.
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