Cavalry fought with lances, sabers and long swords. Conquistadors ported lances, arquebuses, steel armor and long swords. The Polish Army did not fight German tanks with horse-mounted cavalry wielding lances and swords. It was armed with lances and swords. Each punian was supposed to have 20 men equipped with armour and lances or halberds. The men were armed with lances and sabres. Their armor was meant to protect only against sabers and lances. Their armour was meant to protect only against sabres and light lances. As warriors, however, men concentrated on making bows and arrows, lances, and shields. Those serving in the infantry were fitted with shields and lances. The Austrian cavalry had included regiments armed with lances since 1784. Usually cavalry, pronoiars would have been equipped with mail armour, lances, and horse barding. Private ownership of military equipment such as horse armour, long lances, and crossbows was prohibited. Fire arrows are the predecessors of fire lances, the first firearm. By 1257 some fire lances were firing wads of bullets.