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["Sean L. McLane" <zodo@laf.cioe.com>]

> From khelek@ns1.cioe.com Fri Nov 20 21:32:52 1998
> Subject: Re: Armor proposal 1
>

MASSIVE SNIPPAGE

> > 
> > The Conquistadors got their bootys kicked by warriors (unarmored ones as 
> > a matter of fact) with short sticks and knives.  Just a point on this - 
> > I'm not familiar enough with your other examples.
>
> Oh, so that would be the reason that a couple hundred guys were able to
> whip up on the aztec empire(disease asside).  You are also looking at
> 2 different tactical styles going at it.  Massed heavy infantry against
> light mobile jungle fighting.  Something that is still a bitch to beat
> if the light infantry has the terrain, as the Aztecs did.  However, Cortez
> and his predecessors still did prove victorious when all things were
> equal.
>

Unfortunately, all things weren't equal. The Aztecs thought that Cortez was
a god. 

-Sean