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If you were commanding a mass of archers "Spaff!" was the correct command.
I don't like this.
The best part was when they said "ITS SPAFFFIN' TIME" and spaffed all over those guys.
"So I started spaffing"
"Ready your bows!"
"Nock!"
"Mark!"
"Draw!"
"Loose!"
Whoever decided to call it "Draw" instead of "Tighten" should be loosed out of a cannon. Into the sun.
Guy named Mark: "What?" *gets shot*
"Nock! Nock!"
"Who's there?"
"Mark!"
"Mark who?"
Mark Oni, inventor of the wireless telegraph!
Volley fire wasn't a thing with bows. You ever try holding a 90lb war bow at full draw waiting for someone to yell "Loose"? Never happened.
Wikipedia seems to disagree:
I'd imagine it's possible that a volley meant that they started drawing at the same time rather than drawing and waiting.
I understood that English archers trained to hit certain distances. So as the enemy advanced they would get a volley at x, y, and xy, and so on. Not aim at individuals at that distance.
wow I'm glad that changed
Yeah they would just spaff all over the enemy, multiple times.
Step enemy, help I'm stuck in the dryer...
Spaffing Brits were the most underhanded of the lot.