User blog comment:MilenHD/Season 3 Finale: Ashurbanipal vs Ramesses II/@comment-17814994-20170718140048/@comment-422690-20170721170210

"ergonomic"

- Elgb

It's "economic". Sorry, that's been bugging me.

At any rate, iron - especially early in the iron age - was quite a bit worse than bronze, weapon-for-weapon. Where it shined was in actual military maneuvers; it's easier to equip and train a larger number of people at once. The battle format used most commonly on this site, however, is an isolated skirmish. This completely nullifies the true advantage iron has over bronze.

At any rate, I'm not sure what this debate is about any more.