Russian "streltsy" oxymoron

[Slaists]

I just fired up a Russian campaign (I had not tried them before). The first thing that jumps at me: what did CA have in mind when they named a Russian melee unit "Streltsy"?

"Streltsy" in Russian means "shooters" (or riflemen) if translated literally... So, why the heck a unit called "shooters" can only use a halberd!? Beats me...

This one falls into the same category as camels displaying message "horses afraid (of camels)" when attacked by camels, while the attacking camels display the very same message...