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Warpy

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1. I can't see how these would work all that well

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:52 PM

Mar 2023

Oh, they might have stopped horse drawn chariots for a short time, but the first volley of arrows loaded with burning pitch would have taken care of them.

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I can't see how these would work all that well Warpy Mar 2023 #1