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'''Heavy Fighting''' is the term used in [[Lochac]] to refer to armoured foot [[combat]]. Other [[kingdom]]s refer to it as '''hardsuit''' |
'''Heavy Fighting''' is the term used in [[Lochac]] to refer to [[SCA]] armoured foot [[combat]]. Other [[kingdom]]s refer to it as '''hardsuit fighting'''. Participants are [[assumed armour|assumed]] to be [[armour]]ed in a [[chainmaille|mail]] [[hauberk]], with boiled [[leather]] armor covering the legs and arms, and a [[Norman]] style [[helm]] with a nasal. The [[weapon]]s used are made of [[rattan]] covered in [[duct tape]] and sometimes with a foam [[thrusting tip]]. |
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Heavy fighting comes in three varieties: |
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# [[Tournament]]s, which are one-on-one in a small defined area (called a [[list field]]) |
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# [[Melee]]s, being many-on-many on a list field |
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All participants must be authorised by a senior [[marshal]]. [[Authorisation]] involves a test on the [[Combat handbook|Rules of Combat]] followed by a supervised bout against an experienced opponent. Generally, most people have to train regularly for 3-6 months before they are ready to authorise. Heavy combat is the style used to choose [[palatine]] rulers (Palatine [[Baron]]/[[Baroness]], [[Viceroy]]/[[Vicereign]], [[Prince]]/[[Princess]] and [[King]]/[[Queen]]). |
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Revision as of 11:41, 9 September 2004
Heavy Fighting is the term used in Lochac to refer to SCA armoured foot combat. Other kingdoms refer to it as hardsuit fighting. Participants are assumed to be armoured in a mail hauberk, with boiled leather armor covering the legs and arms, and a Norman style helm with a nasal. The weapons used are made of rattan covered in duct tape and sometimes with a foam thrusting tip.
Heavy fighting comes in three varieties:
- Tournaments, which are one-on-one in a small defined area (called a list field)
- Melees, being many-on-many on a list field
- Wars, which take place on open fields, in woods or over/around structures such as walls, forts and bridges. War combat also allows archery, siege weapons and thrown weapons (mixed combat).
All participants must be authorised by a senior marshal. Authorisation involves a test on the Rules of Combat followed by a supervised bout against an experienced opponent. Generally, most people have to train regularly for 3-6 months before they are ready to authorise. Heavy combat is the style used to choose palatine rulers (Palatine Baron/Baroness, Viceroy/Vicereign, Prince/Princess and King/Queen).
