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minus-squareRandom Dentcakelinkfedilink32•2 years agoThe horse archers thing sounds far fetched but someone literally got shot with a crossbow near my place about 3 weeks ago so who knows.
minus-square@teichflamme@lemm.eelinkfedilink16•2 years agoGladius was usually worn as a backup, so you could throw a javelin and then pull it
minus-square@ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink6•2 years agoThat and they were used with a massive shield that was generally meant to be used in a phalanx. Spearmen/pikemen directly behind the shield wall and if they get past the spears/pikes there’s a wall of shields and gladii to deal with
The horse archers thing sounds far fetched but someone literally got shot with a crossbow near my place about 3 weeks ago so who knows.
Gladius was usually worn as a backup, so you could throw a javelin and then pull it
That and they were used with a massive shield that was generally meant to be used in a phalanx.
Spearmen/pikemen directly behind the shield wall and if they get past the spears/pikes there’s a wall of shields and gladii to deal with
Gotta love the UK