Talk:Arambai/@comment-72.185.204.171-20170406022935/@comment-27726014-20190906124934

I thought they were throwing stones with a lever. They would have quite a bit more energy than a bullet since they are so much larger.

Even if they threw darts with an atlatl they would still be stronger as darts are several times heavier than bullets. If AOE II was historically accurate guns would be very weak trash units since that is what they were historically. They were inferior to bows and javalins in pretty much every way but they were much easier to use. So while gunners weren't as effective as archers you could train up more of them as long as you have enough guns and gunpowder to have them keep firing. This caused a major rift in political power. Giving the more populous and resource rich civilizations the edge over the far more skillful and tougher people of the steps.