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- From: hahn@plugh.network.com (Peter Hahn)
- Subject: Re: Puzzled - History of Korean MAs
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- References: <C12x3u.62s@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1993Jan19.210012.24926@massey.ac.nz> <gfLiSHP0Bwx2R_Q_JF@transarc.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 23:10:52 GMT
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- In article <gfLiSHP0Bwx2R_Q_JF@transarc.com> Stephen_Y._Chan@transarc.com writes:
- > You know, those Midieval Samurai Killing Machines weren't
- >particularly successful when they invaded China and Korea. Anyone out
- >there have any theories on that?
-
- My grasp of Military History and Tactics in general, and Medieval
- Military History and Tactics in particular, is exceeded only by my
- deep and vast understanding of quantum chromodynamics, but I'm tempted
- to hazard a guess that the answer might lie more in the realms of logistics
- than in anything we commonly discuss in this newsgroup. They'da had
- some damn long supply lines for that day and age.
-
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