Kongamato
07-31-2003, 17:52
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Egyptian Archers
Archery has long been a prized skill in Egyptian armies. These men are well able to virtually destroy enemy units with arrows, using their speed over rough terrain to get them out of trouble. If attacked by cavalry they have to rely on other units for protection. They do not wear armour and go barefoot and and carry a good quality composite bow, a weapon which has an excellent range although it tends to delaminate in damp conditions - rarely a problem in the deserts of Egypt The arrows they fire are light reed shafts with bronze heads, as bronze is an easy metal to work in large quantities and reeds are plentiful along the Nile. Archers are sometimes recruited as mercenaries from Crete (from among pirates there) or Syria, but they do include native Egyptians in their ranks.
Egyptian Archers
Archery has long been a prized skill in Egyptian armies. These men are well able to virtually destroy enemy units with arrows, using their speed over rough terrain to get them out of trouble. If attacked by cavalry they have to rely on other units for protection. They do not wear armour and go barefoot and and carry a good quality composite bow, a weapon which has an excellent range although it tends to delaminate in damp conditions - rarely a problem in the deserts of Egypt The arrows they fire are light reed shafts with bronze heads, as bronze is an easy metal to work in large quantities and reeds are plentiful along the Nile. Archers are sometimes recruited as mercenaries from Crete (from among pirates there) or Syria, but they do include native Egyptians in their ranks.