02-04-2005, 05:03 PM
I began a couple of weeks ago with the ancient Greek warfare, so I can make mistakes. But it seems to me that before the long spears (during the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian Wars) that they were protected against missile objects by raising their shield above their head and fighting on under their shields.<br>
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During the period with their long spears they simply marched on. The lines 5 to 16 held their spears op into the air to 'break' the missiles, which should also break the arrows' courses. The best charge against a phalanx was missile, such as arrows or spears. That is one reason why the Romans could defeat them, their pila. <p></p><i></i>
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During the period with their long spears they simply marched on. The lines 5 to 16 held their spears op into the air to 'break' the missiles, which should also break the arrows' courses. The best charge against a phalanx was missile, such as arrows or spears. That is one reason why the Romans could defeat them, their pila. <p></p><i></i>
