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Originally Posted by Sword-dancer
reloading a crossbow is not an easy task mounted if at all possible and a shortbow is a lousy weapon for combat use
do you really believe that the Warriors wouldn´t change front and stand like toy soldiers in show formation?
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Point is in formation..turning around whole formation makes it stop in spot and it aint advancing anymore toward your lines.
You can use longer bows from horsback,or recurved ones.
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Originally Posted by Sword-dancer
i thought they ended in hungary looked at central european country seeing the woods, no place to feed their ponys said thank you and went home.
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Actually,Khan Died and they went back home to elect new one,as their custom was.Meanwhile they got into quarrels and Europe was saved.
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Originally Posted by Sword-dancer
and the turks beaten by the crusaders.
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If not counting few battles,it was Europeans being beaten by Turks ;)
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Originally Posted by Sword-dancer
Using a composite bow to ´ve a decent chance to do damage you must go so close to havy cav that one slight miscalculation or a well timed and calculated counterattack ist pure disaster.
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Horses werent armoured as much as men were.Though yes..Archers without protection would get stomped by cavalry.