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Disambig For other uses, see Hippotoxotai (disambiguation)

Hippotoxotai are a type of cavalry unit in a Total War Saga: Troy.

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Given that the Amazon people were most likely of Scythian origin, it is a distinct possibility that they too practised mounted archery. Shooting a bow from horseback required great riding skills, which is consistent with depictions of Amazons in Greek legend. These horse archers would have been expert skirmishers, using their mounts’ speed to get close to the enemy, then fleeing as they fired arrows backwards, thus thinning the enemy’s numbers and crushing their morale. They would have wielded shorter bows than usual, trading range and penetration power for mobility and manoeuvrability.

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