grumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-21 month agoA lot of people in the middle of the Bell Curve on this onethelemmy.clubimagemessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down15
arrow-up1124arrow-down1imageA lot of people in the middle of the Bell Curve on this onethelemmy.clubgrumpy_cat@thelemmy.club to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square50linkfedilink
minus-squareWalleyeWarrior@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoBecause you can give 200 random guys a musket, teach them how to use it, and have an effective fighting force in a couple months. A bow takes years of strength building and technical training.
minus-squarecall_me_xale@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThat’s the impression I had, but OP seems to be disputing it, implying that they were superior even ignoring logistics, which I’m not sure I buy.
Because you can give 200 random guys a musket, teach them how to use it, and have an effective fighting force in a couple months. A bow takes years of strength building and technical training.
That’s the impression I had, but OP seems to be disputing it, implying that they were superior even ignoring logistics, which I’m not sure I buy.