The Persians army employed volleys of arrows, slingshots, and javelins against the Greeks in Gaugalema[21] and Thermopylae.[22][23] Ancient Greeks and Romans used arrow volleys.[24][20][19] The goddess Artemis was called “‘of the showering arrows”.[25][26]
In medieval Europe, after the initial volley, archers would fire single shots at individual enemies.[27] Examples include the Battle of Hastings in 1066,[28] Battle of Crécy in 1346[19] and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.[29]
I’d imagine it’s possible that a volley meant that they started drawing at the same time rather than drawing and waiting.
If you were commanding a mass of archers “Spaff!” was the correct command.
wow I’m glad that changed
I don’t like this.
Spaffing Brits were the most underhanded of the lot.
The best part was when they said “ITS SPAFFFIN’ TIME” and spaffed all over those guys.
“So I started spaffing”
“Ready your bows!”
“Nock!”
“Mark!”
“Draw!”
“Loose!”
Whoever decided to call it “Draw” instead of “Tighten” should be loosed out of a cannon. Into the sun.
“Nock! Nock!”
“Who’s there?”
“Mark!”
“Mark who?”
Mark Oni, inventor of the wireless telegraph!
Volley fire wasn’t a thing with bows. You ever try holding a 90lb war bow at full draw waiting for someone to yell “Loose”? Never happened.
Wikipedia seems to disagree:
I’d imagine it’s possible that a volley meant that they started drawing at the same time rather than drawing and waiting.
Guy named Mark: “What?” *gets shot*
Yeah they would just spaff all over the enemy, multiple times.
Step enemy, help I’m stuck in the dryer…