Oh, look, is that a windmill on the horizon? So, I ended up in a conversation about melee fighting with some folks at fighter practice and it got me thinking about weapons mix, training and fighter mentality. This is mostly about the armored field, but it applies to Rapier as well, although for different reasons. First and foremost, victory on the melee field is a function of individual skill, unit cohesion/cooperation, and weapons mix. Like a chess game, one needs to be able to counter the... read more
