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07-30-2010, 06:05 PM

Quote:It would be kind of rough for the guy whose job was to be on "point", though. Better send your roughest cob up there....

Might be rough on point...but do we know it was only one man?

A modern "point" man is usually out on his lonesome in a patrol (and never your commander), but a point in a formation may have been more than one. A point of three has more penetrative effect than a whole line; and I don't personally think they would have been short of volunteers, when the psychological advantage was already in place to require a wedge formation (whatever it was!)

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Question about the Roman \'wedge formation\' - by Dithyrambus - 07-28-2010, 06:24 PM

Re: Question about the Roman \'wedge formation\' - by Sardaukar - 07-29-2010, 08:04 AM

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Re: Question about the Roman \'wedge formation\' - by Dithyrambus - 07-30-2010, 02:57 AM

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It\'s The Sawtooth!!! - by Alex - 06-05-2014, 07:13 AM

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