I was playing Total War, and it occured to me that when archers were firing into the skirmishes, only the enemy side ever got hit, despite the men being scattered around, and closely packed.
So, how often did archers hit their own men?
hi! not discouraging anyone from making a direct reply, but FYI there have been several posts on the topic of so-called "friendly fire". See this recent discussion: it includes links to a bunch of previous posts
how would medieval fighters/warriors/military recognize friend from foe?