The Use Of Fire Arrows

**The Spartan (Returns)** · 03-04-2006, 02:35

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** · 03-04-2006, 14:31

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** · 03-04-2006, 14:50

Aren’t they less accurate though?

**Drock** · 03-04-2006, 15:21

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** · 03-04-2006, 15:55

Fire arrows are deadly in bridge battles.

**Severous** · 03-04-2006, 17:08

Against seige equipment ?

**ZombieFriedNuts** · 03-04-2006, 18:10

Thought so it also explains a lot

**The Spartan (Returns)** · 03-04-2006, 20:46

they do burn siege equioment not just siege towere and bettering rams but also onagers, balistas and etc.

**Monarch** · 03-04-2006, 22:31

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.