Jean toomer
Superstar
Gun germs and steel is a great book by Jared Diamond that lays out the conquests in simplistic terms.And truth be told it wasn’t even their weapons per se that gave them the edge.
Think about how long it takes to reload a musket vs. reloading a bow and arrow.
It was actually their diseases that gave them the upper hand. CACs would wait until certain populations started getting sick and then strike.