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Without reading the article I would have assumed they just had good bows and that horse archers could kill you from a distance while also being ultra-mobile com
by hnbad 3y ago
Without reading the article I would have assumed they just had good bows and that horse archers could kill you from a distance while also being ultra-mobile compared to regular archers (and I'm not at all basing opinion on futile attempts to chase down horse archers on foot in the Mount & Blade series of videogames).
Upon reading the article that seems to be all there is to it. A bit underwhelming to be honest.
- hef19898 3y agoIt was more: Incredible logistics, by virtue of being steppe nomads, command & control, government, in short organization in general. Mated with a hard to beat weapon, and army built around that. The bow was just one aspect.