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Supes
10-25-2004, 08:27 PM
Anyone know any good sites for Medieval tactics? I'm doing a term paper and this is my subject. Thanks in advance.

std^
10-25-2004, 08:58 PM
A fascinating subject indeed, but i lack knowledge about adequate and accurate sites, but start at google! (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Medieval+military+tactics&btnG=Search).

Rakki
10-26-2004, 05:39 AM
"Yonder lies the hated English! All true sons of France, charge!" - Famous Last Words in Military History

wiking
10-26-2004, 03:28 PM
in those days it was all simple, wear the enemy down with bowmen and crossbowmen, stop cavalry with spearmen and let the other infantry tie up the enemy's infantry while you 1.)pour on more infantry 2.)flank with cavalry or 3.) do both of 1 and 2.

That's the rough scetch of tactics in those days, compliments of Medieval: Total War.
But once you have a look at siege warfare for example, thats when it gets dirty and interesting (lobbing dead bodies or horse carcasses in to spread plague for example.)