02-12-2013, 05:35 AM
Yes good points Olaf, thanks for sharing. I could very well be mistaken, but I thought that majority of ancient Greek missile troops were peltasts, and that archers and slingers were used but not in great numbers. Also I thought that although a peltast would have to come into relatively close range to throw his javelins, his lack of heavy armour made him very quick and difficult for the enemy hoplites to catch. The way you describe using a shield to SWAT away an incoming javelin is exactly what I meant by deflecting or parrying, so thanks for adding that.
