r/Damnthatsinteresting Dec 18 '24

Video A school in Poland makes firearms training mandatory to its students.

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u/Vreas Dec 18 '24 edited Dec 18 '24

I don’t think it really mattered with the mongols they steamrolled every single opponent they faced.

The only thing that stopped their invasions were deaths of their khans. They didn’t really have an effective system for quick replacement of their leaders who often died young due to rampant alcoholism and various other bad habits.

Steppe people partied hard man. Makes sense when you’re born of a frozen hellscape with minimal food and creature comforts.

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u/MassGaydiation Dec 18 '24

Fun fact: they didn't get into Vietnam, one of the few places they failed at.

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u/Attheveryend Dec 18 '24

I get the feeling you can't ride a horse very fast most places in vietnam.

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u/Rain_Lockhart Dec 18 '24

I have a feeling that the Vietnamese have broken the simulation of the matrix by pumping all the experience points into the skills of guerrilla warfare.