User blog comment:RSV 123/Season 1 Episode 1; Alexander The Great vs. Genghis Khan/@comment-181289-20121119000352

Alexander takes this for two reasons. He's beings the robust "shock" calvelry, his troops charge into battle and smash into the enemy line and kil them at close quaters. Genghis Army is relient of using light mobile units to attack and move around the enemy at a distance waring thme down at long range, bu here's the kicker.

The Mongol Recurve bow is NOT going to win it Khan, Bow's as a generly rule in warfare, are highly effective but only when used is large numbers and being used as indirect fire weapons. With only a few Archers shooting at a few targets, there not going to be hit much s anything until there enemies get really close at which point the bow becomes a liablity rather than a asset. The hevaily armored Macedoian forces will be able to withstand the arrows form the archer. The Macedonian forced are more than armored enoguh to close the distance with the Mongols, where the Bronze Curiass will provided more protection than the Iron Lammellar, as the Macedonian spears will penatrate the Lammealer the crishing power of the Kopis will cut into the iron helmets of the Mongols.

Then only really affective Weapon Khan hs is the glanged Macem the Saber and Lance will glance off the Macidonian armor and shields and the bow, as I mentioned really isn't that affective in small scall combat, where as virully all of Alexanders weapons will have some level is affectiveness