Talk:Vietnamese/@comment-98.255.223.72-20200216093744/@comment-26177661-20200220164049

I don't think Vietnam has been famed for heavy cavalry in any historical period. Rattan Archer was real but they were not really famous. In ancient times, infantry, archers and I think crossbowmen. From the Ngô dynasty to late Trần dynasty, it is recorded that elephants, light infantry, archers are widely used; horses are usually used for higher ranks commanders. Onagers and Flamethrower are also recorded, but the use wasn't very common. From late Trần dynasty on, handcannons and cannons started to exist in records. Since Lê dynasty, they started to use a type of musket that might be the Ottoman Matchlock Musket. From then on, records about gunpowder usage are increased more and more. In navy, the Vietnamese were good at quickly deployed naval battles and deceiving enemies into their campaigns. Sorry, can't find a good source for cavalry.