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Horse Archery Tactics

Type Object Region Eurasian steppe Time c. -900–-300

Horse archery tactics refer to mounted riders using bows for mobile shooting and harassment, maturing around the 9th century BCE on the Eurasian step…

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  1. c. -900–-700South Russian steppe · South Russian steppeSteppe warriors such as the Scythians developed composite-bow horse archery techniques, able to shoot backward at full gallop, combining with lightly equipped horses for high-mobility harassment and pursuit.
  2. c. -700–-500Northern edge of Mesopotamia and Anatolia · Near EastHorse archery tactics proved themselves in wars against empires such as Assyria, forcing Near Eastern states to strengthen cavalry organization and frontier defense, as military thought began to value mobile warfare.

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