09-28-2010, 07:44 AM
I see your point. 
Still the purpose of the wedge what ever the size of the force is to push through the enemy formation rather than run over it or push it back making the narrower the point of the wedge the easier to push it through. The diagrams represent ideal formations which would seldom hold up very long in a real battle and the wedge would usually more resemble a bulge after a few minutes of contact with a point of more than one man. This is one area of tactics that would be well served by some experimentation with two large enough reenactment forces.
(with non lethal weapons, good safety rules and several camera recording angles esp from above)
Still the purpose of the wedge what ever the size of the force is to push through the enemy formation rather than run over it or push it back making the narrower the point of the wedge the easier to push it through. The diagrams represent ideal formations which would seldom hold up very long in a real battle and the wedge would usually more resemble a bulge after a few minutes of contact with a point of more than one man. This is one area of tactics that would be well served by some experimentation with two large enough reenactment forces.(with non lethal weapons, good safety rules and several camera recording angles esp from above)
John Kaler MSG, USA Retired
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Member Legio V (Tenn, USA)
Staff Member Ludus Militus https://www.facebook.com/groups/671041919589478/
Owner Vicus and Village: https://www.facebook.com/groups/361968853851510/
