#dismounted

[theasylumchild]

Just spent the last 20 minutes clipping my shoes in and out and in and out on my new bike pedals over and over again trying to get it without looking

[thejackmeister-mongolhistory]

DISMOUNTED MONGOL ARCHERS

While it is absolutely true that the Mongols and all warriors of the Eurasian steppe preferred to fight from horseback, fighting from foot was done when necessary.

We see, for instance, in accounts of Mongol wars against the Mamluks, against the Jin and Song Dynasties, and even against the King of Pagan (today's Myanmar) Mongols dismounting to meet different tasks.

Song Dynasty envoys Peng Daya and Xu Ting wrote how one of the tactics the Mongol vanguard employed was to read towards the enemy, dismounted and then shoot at them; they were protected by circular shields strapped to the shoulders which protected them which they did this. It seems the idea was for greater accuracy and more precise shots, while also not making their horses a target for the enemy.

Similarly, when battling King Narathihapade of Pagan during his invasion of Yuan-ruled Yunnan, the Burmese elephants frightened the Mongols' horses. The Yuan commander ordered his men to dismount to shoot at the elephants, with their horses left in the security of the tree line. Here, the horses were unreliable platforms to accurately shoot from.

Against the Mamluks, towards the close of some battles the Mongol dismounted; Reuven Amitai-Preiss interpreted this as the Mongols' signalling their willingness to fight to the death, the exhausted horses now reduced to impromptu-barriers against the Mamluks.

You can learn more about other Mongol cavalry tactics in my latest video series;

Heavy Cavalry Series

[darthemed]

El Topo, a.k.a., The Mole, a.k.a., The Gopher (1970)

[i-hls]

New Pistol to Revolutionize Close-Quarter Combat

US Army soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan have been gaining more than a decade of experience in close-quarter combat, an ability to maneuver with increased lethality in caves, tunnels, crawl spaces, attics or buildings which allows soldiers to access life-impacting firepower more

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[nohrian-mage]

Apologies for Inactivity

College has recently started back for me, so needless to say, that’s going to take up a fair bit of my time from here on.

[nohrian-mage]

So I’d like to apologize for my severe absence the last week or so. My muse for Leo has been pretty weak and I’ve also been dealing with a lot of IRL troubles as of late. That said, I’m starting to slowly come back to this blog, so hopefully I’ll be a bit more active here from now on.

So yeah, if any of you guys are interested in interacting, give this post a like, and I’ll try to make a starter for us.

[i-hls]

New Satellite Communication System for Dismounted Units

A new lightweight, multi-frequency, mobile satellite communication terminal was unveiled, designed for dismounted units who are unable to maintain line-of-sight connectivity. Built from composite materials, the HM500 system developed by Hughes weighs 14 kilograms and is designed for rapid

http://i-hls.com/archives/76986

[nohrian-mage]

I just wanna say that I’m planning to come back here soon. Don’t expect too much in the way of activity, but I’m hoping to at least get to some of the replies I owe by tomorrow.