Combat archery

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Some SCA Battlefield events allow Archers to shoot [[blunt arrows]] using a light [[bow]]. The rules covering Combat Archery vary by location. It's a lot of fun. Think of it as 'medieval paintball'.

Standard SCA(USA) rules are that armoured archers are no longer considered to be [[light]] fighters. Everyone on the battlefield must be armoured to Society/Kingdom standards for Heavy Fighters. Anyone who doesn't wish to be physically struck can enter the field as a "Non-Contact", to designate this they place a Red Pheon on all four sides of their helm and are considered dead either by a touch of a weapon or by a Heavy Fighter with a Melee Weapon coming a certain distance to them(usually 10 feet) depending on each Kingdom's Law. Combat Archers are permitted to shoot [[blunt arrows]] at both [[heavy]] fighters. They are required to comply with [[Society]] [[heavy armour]] standards and use a [[bow]] with a maximum poundage of 30lb at 28 inches pull or a crossbow. Crossbow limits vary by Kingdom. All Combat Arrows for SCA(USA) events must have an Anti-Penetration Device or [[APD]] which prevents an arrow from entering a standard helm grill if it should strike a fighter after bouncing back or gets flipped in mid-flight.

In Lochac armoured archers are considered to be [[light]] fighters, and are permitted to shoot [[blunt arrows]] at both [[heavy]] fighters and fellow [[light]] fighters. They are required to comply with [[Society]] [[light armour]] standards and use a [[bow]] with a maximum poundage of 30lb at 28 inches pull.

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Combat archery