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Originally Posted by Supostat What about effective distance of muskets and bow'n'arrow? What if muskets have significantly greater distance than bow'n'arrow? | I understand that muskets where mainly used at an even a shorter range than the bow and arrow in practice, partly due to the poor accuracy, perhaps the velocity of the musket ball was insufficient at longer range. With regard to armour, I am not saying that the shot wouldn't have been effective, just less effective than against unprotected troops Quote: |
Originally Posted by Supostat Did concept of organized guerilla warfare existed in time of Hannibal?? | I'm not sure about Hannibal, but Sun Tzu argued that all warfare involves the employing of one's strength to exploit the weakness of the enemy. Sun Tzu gives several suggestions on how to defeat an enemy that is larger and better equipped than your own army. Jewish resistance to foreign rule was expressed in the series of fierce guerrilla operations against the Romans in the 1st century AD led by the Zealot sect, this revolt was climaxed by the seizure of Masada and the massacre of the Roman garrison there in AD 66
I'm all in favour of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters. Frank Lloyd Wright
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