Warfare
The people of Khmer were notorious for their army and were feared by many, With all of their advanced technology they stayed that way for a while.
ElephantsThe Khmer Empire were very smart with the idea of using elephants. When their enemies attack the elephants would be at the front line with a number of archers on top shooting their one handed crossbows at the enemies, this was very effective and was a genius idea.
SwordsThe swords the Khmer Empire made were casted from bronze and were reasonably large swords which would have quite a bit of weight to them. more later present day bronze swords are carved with beautiful designs and had a lot of time and effort dedicated to them all polished up and very shiny and majestic.
Chams RevengeIn 1177 the Chams (Central Vietnam Empire) capital city was taken by the Khmer Empire and the Chams were furious and plotted their revenge on the Khmer Empire. The Chams ended up looting their capital (Angkor) humiliating them and taking off with the goods.
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BowsThe crossbows the Khmer Empire had these crossbows that didn't have a stock like the Europeans and were only one handed which is much easier to carry and fire but with lesser accuracy. The cross bows are made out of wood and crafted by talented craftsmen and was a very important weapon to the Khmer Empire.
Fighting StyleThe Khmer Empire had a very smart tactical approach to warfare and were definitely advanced for their time. Usually they would have their elephants at the back having onslaughts of arrows thrown at them with the foot soldiers at the front fighting their way through till the end.
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