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From: schris@ubvax.UUCP (Chris Salander)
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Subject: Re: RE: RE: Armored vs. Unarmored
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Date: Fri, 27-Apr-84 01:26:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri Apr 27 01:26:36 1984
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         In the SCA, the result of combat between
    someone lightly armored and someone heavily armored 
    is very much a function of the area available and
    the object of the fight.  If a specific point must
    be defended, or the area is confined, the "heavy"
    can always bear down on the "light" and then the
    "light" has no hope.  He is often smothered.  In
    an open field it has been typical practice for the
    "light" to give the "heavy" the run around so that
    (particularly on a hot day), he we poop out.  Then
    the "light" can usually win by making quick strikes
    that take advantage of the fact that the tired "heavy"
    would now be lifting his shield too slowly.  But
    30% of the time, Mr. Light gets to careless, and MR.
    Heavy was only pretending to be tired and POW!

        - Aloysius Greywolfe

          Province of Southern Shores, Kingdom of the West