Chad Arnow wrote: | ||
Any position where no more than 2 can attack at a time would be one in which the hero would be cornered, right? Otherwise, while Untrained Dolt 1 & 2 attack, Untrained Dolt 3-6 would circle behind and knock him off while he was busy with UD 1 & 2. . |
First lets say that realistically one against many is never good odds of survival or winning. ;) :cool:
So. terrain and mobility helps if one can keep only one or two within striking range. Even on a flat featureless large fighting area one can move to keep one opponent in the way of the others, getting surrounded is always a great hazard and not easy to avoid if the opponents have half a brain. Oh, and if successful the defender would have to quickly dispatch each enemy in quick succession: Something he might well be able to do if 10X as skilled.
The ideal scenario is the bridge defence or narrow corridor where no more than 2 opponents can get at you at one time and there are historical precedents for a single warrior holding a bridge for a considerable amount of time.
Smart enemies would just stand back and call in archers or crossbowmen or use any other missile weapons.
If we assume at least a whole order of superior skill to the single fighter he can take them out one or two at a time until he tires out.
On an other Topic I mention that we practice one against three bouting exercises that leads to using space efficiently to not get surrounded but in this exercise the 3 only make one attack each and withdraw but it does give the defender a " stress test " about using the right guards at the right time as there is no time but to react. I also mentioned that one has to not focus on any particular opponent but keep a 1000 yard stare and use one's peripheral vision and never forget about one of the opponents.
Very interesting and fun exercise but realistically if the attackers did more than one attack and binded the sword of the defender the other two could easily take advantage of this " pause " to attack as well.
So I can't say that I have lived through the 3 to 1 situation in a real fight but I have had fun trying it out.