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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by zarahan- aka Enrique Cardova: [qb] Djehuti, what do you have on weapons changes and org changes with the coming of the Hyskos opponents? [/qb][/QUOTE]Quite a lot. The Hyksos apparently shocked the Egyptians with a variety of newer and more advanced bronze weapons such as the battle axe, straight swords, daggers, and chain mail and helmets for defense. Perhaps the most devastating arsenal however was the horse and chariot as well as the composite bow. The Hyksos were said to be the first to introduce the horse to the African continent and with this increased mobility as well as the great distance at which bronze arrows can be shot by the composite bow, the Egyptians had no other alternative but to adopt these new weapons and tactics. It was during the expulsion of the Hyksos where we have records of Egyptians first employing charioteer units in their armies which became the standard in Egyptian warfare. The Egyptians even had their own class of horse trainers called 'Mariyanu' which is likely based on an Indo-European name. [IMG]http://www.touregypt.net/images/touregypt/chariot19.jpg[/IMG] The Egyptian pharaohs from the 18th dynasty onward are shown depicted with chain mail in the style of Egyptian netting complete with a bronze cross bandaliers in the form of eagles wings as part of armor. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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