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xunil · 04-13-2008, 18:32 PM

Before West Han fought with Xiongnu, they were not good at horse back fighting. What they used were chariots(picture one), which suitable for fighting in plain. The infantry used double-edged straight sword(picture two), Ge(picture three) tied on long stick and crossbow(picture four).

Picture one:
http://elib.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn/tech...arriage/41.jpg
picture two:
http://www.qj.gov.cn/upload/1118549177699.jpg
picture three:
http://www.qj.gov.cn/upload/1118549219460.jpg
picture four:
http://www.qj.gov.cn/upload/1118549272571.jpg

I think those weapons would be more efficient to fight with Roman if they meet on plain. If west Han meet Roman, it's more likely that they would use the same tactics which used in Qin dynasty(221AD-206AD).

04-13-2008, 18:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
xunil Patron Join Date: 03-27-08 Posts: 244	Before West Han fought with Xiongnu, they were not good at horse back fighting. What they used were chariots(picture one), which suitable for fighting in plain. The infantry used double-edged straight sword(picture two), Ge(picture three) tied on long stick and crossbow(picture four). Picture one: http://elib.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn/tech...arriage/41.jpg picture two: http://www.qj.gov.cn/upload/1118549177699.jpg picture three: http://www.qj.gov.cn/upload/1118549219460.jpg picture four: http://www.qj.gov.cn/upload/1118549272571.jpg I think those weapons would be more efficient to fight with Roman if they meet on plain. If west Han meet Roman, it's more likely that they would use the same tactics which used in Qin dynasty(221AD-206AD). Last edited by xunil : 04-13-2008 at 19:09 PM.