12-14-2010, 12:02 PM
Technically, all history is speculation. You simply choose the theory that makes the most sense considering what you know or what you think you know. :wink:
Anyways, the best illistration I can remember off the top of my head is a couple of experiments done by Michael Edelson a couple years ago.
link from old RAT
Both the blunt-edged rondell dagger and the arrows tipped with field points had extreme difficulty penetrating the 10 layer linen jack while the sharpened blades were able to penetrate completely.
Anyways, the best illistration I can remember off the top of my head is a couple of experiments done by Michael Edelson a couple years ago.
link from old RAT
Both the blunt-edged rondell dagger and the arrows tipped with field points had extreme difficulty penetrating the 10 layer linen jack while the sharpened blades were able to penetrate completely.
Quote:I would say that this had more to do with the differences in weapon length. A very mobile phalanx seems best countered by.. a very mobile phalanx. Or so I've heard. :wink:Weapon reach does have something to do with it, which is why it's important to consider the fact that a thrown pilum has far more reach than a sarissa. Only one throw per weapon I admit, but the Romans had a lot of them and they were being thrown at pretty dense pike formations.
Henry O.
