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Certainly one of these hornet-like projectiles, almost invisible in flight, can blind a man, break a head, and cut him open. Tuchuks, incidentally, commonly do not close with the enemy, certainly not in masses, but depend on the bow and the cast quiva, or saddle knife. Whereas shield and lance may be used for fencing with an isolated foe, commonly another Tuchuk, they are most often used for riding down isolated enemies who are afoot. In battle, if troops are massed, the kaiila can be penned in, and immobilized, this rendering it susceptible to a common form of attack, being stabbed from beneath in the belly, by a crouching, lunging foe, following which the animal becomes unmanageable, is likely to throw the rider, and may eventually bleed to death. As mentioned, Tuchuks seldom close with their foe. It is not necessary. In this sense, in their way, they resemble the caste of peasants, masters of the great bow. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter )