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I believe the mongols had armor-piercing arrowheads, so without more research I would assume their arrows are just as effective as anything in my materials above. Artificial helical fletchings have the same effect.

However, as on the modern battlefield, armored units were a comparative rarity in the fight. The severely limited the import and manufacture of guns, and encouraged traditional martial skills among the samurai; towards the end of the in 1877, some rebels fell back on the use of bows and arrows. A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, Mineola: Dover Publications.

Articles and Discussions - Journal of Chinese Martial Studies, Winter 2010 Issue 2.