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When Asian steppe tribes moved west, they would often have a military advantage due to the use of composite bows on horseback. Did the people they fight ever try to emulate this technology or tactic? What developments or changes were made to the composite bow between the Huns, Turks and Mongols?

by /u/tarekd19 in /r/AskHistorians

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