08-06-2013, 08:41 PM
I think that the situation isn't black and white: that the same men always fought in the front rank, or that each man took equal turns to fight in the front rank.
In reality I'd rather go with the situation that within a century of 80 soldiers, perhaps 30 of them were "available" as front-rankers and could be rotated there if necessary. The rest could be raw recruits who still needed to gather more experience and confidence, or older veterans (who had already fought in their younger days in the front rank) whose best job was to be file closers.
During battle, perhaps 3 ranks could be rotated to the front, but the rest could be kept back.
In reality I'd rather go with the situation that within a century of 80 soldiers, perhaps 30 of them were "available" as front-rankers and could be rotated there if necessary. The rest could be raw recruits who still needed to gather more experience and confidence, or older veterans (who had already fought in their younger days in the front rank) whose best job was to be file closers.
During battle, perhaps 3 ranks could be rotated to the front, but the rest could be kept back.
