04-10-2007, 10:44 PM
I have read a few of the posts, and here is some more advice. When someone tries to hook your shield keep with the Roman center grip use your sword arm to brace the top of the shield. You can use the sword to knock the weapon to the left or right. You can also tilt the shield in the same manner. You can also lean the top of the scutum forward when the person with the weapon pulls forward it will slide off your shield. Don't strap the shields. Leave them the way the Romans had them. Also don't go to your knees and act as a standard shield wall. Stay on you feet when you are attacked by another unit have your rear rank brace the front rank, and push into the oncoming attackers just before they hit you it will break up the charge.
Don't even bother with spear men in your ranks use allies for that. Most people that do Roman in the SCA are thinking of SCA tactics. Use the formations in the battle it will work very well. Our unit started back in 1979 in St Pete Fla doing the 1st Praetorian. Remember don't let them use you as a static shield wall.
Mac
Don't even bother with spear men in your ranks use allies for that. Most people that do Roman in the SCA are thinking of SCA tactics. Use the formations in the battle it will work very well. Our unit started back in 1979 in St Pete Fla doing the 1st Praetorian. Remember don't let them use you as a static shield wall.
Mac
