Military
The Mongols' military was superior against others due to its overwhelming size. They battled against the most powerful armies and warriors in Asia. The beating of the kettle and smoke signals were signs for the start of battle. One battle formation that Mongols used consisted of five squadrons or units. The typical squadrons were divided by ranks. The first two ranks were in the front. These warriors had the heaviest armor and weapons. The back three ranks broke out between the front ranks and attacked first with their arrows. The Mongol forces simply kept their space from the enemy and killed them with arrow fire, during which time "archers did not aim at a specific target, but shot their arrows at a high path into a set 'killing zone' or target area." The Mongols took hold of engineers from the defeated armies and forced them to be a part of their army. They made engineers a permanent part of their army, so that their weapons and machinery were complex and efficient.
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