i just want to state the importance of fire arrows:
if a unit's morale is steady it will drop after 3 or more volleys of fire arrows. if it is now shaken another volley will make it waver. fire arrows of course scare elephants.
Avicenna 14:31 03-04-2006
Also, they can burn buildings down if you're not careful.
Are they also more deadly? or is morale and burning buildings the only difference?
ZombieFriedNuts 14:50 03-04-2006
Aren’t they less accurate though?
Yeah, fire projectiles in general are less accurate than regular, with arrows the difference is like 1 or 2 casualties per volley. With artillery, you'll miss alot more (but when you hit with a flaming onager

).
Garvanko 15:55 03-04-2006
Fire arrows are deadly in bridge battles.
Severous 17:08 03-04-2006
Against seige equipment ?
ZombieFriedNuts 18:10 03-04-2006
Thought so it also explains a lot
they do burn siege equioment not just siege towere and bettering rams but also onagers, balistas and etc.
In addition to being less accurate they waste more ammo. When I was only a SP player it was fire arrows all around, but in MP I believe winning the archer duel is so key that accuracy and as much ammo as possible is imperative. So unless on armoured troops or eles I dont use FAs.
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