Chickengilly
Chickengilly t1_j2d4jqp wrote
Read or listen to the Bernard Coldwell Rifleman series. It’s in Europe before and during Napoleonic times.
One thing that comes clear is that if you have 100 musketeers (men with muskets) in line, they could shoot maybe 300 shots per minute. But if there are cavalry wielding blades harassing them from behind, they have to form a square where only 25 are facing the enemy’s line and can only send 75 shots down range. Muskets are fairly inaccurate at a specific target, but when pointing at a mass, they can usually hit something. But they aren’t so great for shooting a speedy horseman over yonder.
It’s a fun series.
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Not legend. I heard it before.
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