• PugJesus@piefed.socialOPMEnglish
    18·
    3 days ago

    Explanation: The Parthian Shot was a term used to refer to the tendency of horse archers, particularly those in the nomadic tradition, such as the Parthians in Persia, to fire arrows as they retreat.

    Here, there’s a little mix-up over what Parthian Shot is. Surely new ammunition trials are nothing to get worked up over…?

      • PugJesus@piefed.socialOPMEnglish
        13·
        3 days ago

        Top panel: Parthians display the Parthian Shot - note the woman firing backwards on horseback.

        Bottom panel: A Parthian is loaded into a siege engine as ammunition. This is not quite the Parthian Shot normally meant.