The earliest representations we have of the crossbow date from 400 BCE, in China. By 209 BCE the Chinese army had 50,000 crossbowmen who fought with mass-produced bronze weapons. These crossbows, ...

Osprey Games, the doyen of wargames and military publishing, have announced the launch of Battalion: War of the Ancients this ...

A decade earlier, he had personally uncovered three kneeling crossbowmen. But he had never been certain that they dated back to the rule of the emperor - who unified the Chinese nation for the ...

"In fact, records show that one of Henry III’s wooden siege towers, containing around 200 crossbowmen, was destroyed by just one well-aimed missile.” King Henry III used a large arsenal of ...

Victories in Civilization 6 are often won by those who gain an early advantage. These strategies will help you to make the ...

Some of the people in the garrison were paid, such as the crossbowmen. Medieval society was a sort of interlocking network of relationships between people based on feudal obligations and on money ...

Relic and World’s Edge are introducing the brand-new Variant Civilization feature with the Age of Empires 4: The Sultans ...

Skirmishers and Crossbowmen, for instance, have had their damage and cost adjusted to better balance early-game infantry rush strategies. Artillery units in Age of Empires such as the Culverin and ...

If your wall isn't enough to keep attackers out, deploy their unique unit, the Chu Ko Nu, rapid-firing crossbowmen who can cut down ground forces with vicious efficiency. Go hard or go home?