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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bagpuss" data-source="post: 591609" data-attributes="member: 3987">It reminds me of a cartoon or sketch I saw once.Army of 100 orcs facing a army of 100 elven archers. The first volley comes and just one of the orcs dies with 100 arrows in him.One elf turns to the other "Who'ld have thought we were all aiming for the same guy."At long to extreme range with a longbow, you'll be aiming at the group. Before the battle you would have noted the distance to certain things on the battle field, say a tree or hedge line. Then test fired an arrow to that range, and marked the shaft of your bow to show the angle you have to hold it to hit that range.You bow would then have several marks each for a different range band as the enemy gets to that point on the battle field you lose your arrow in that general direction knowing it will fall within the mass of men.</blockquote>