06-05-2012, 10:03 PM
I think that the question is a bit misleading. There is no reason to throw a javelin as far as one can. It would only harmlessly fall on a random point of the battleground. Mounted javelineers, as horse archers also, would hurl their missiles from a very close distance and would try to hit a very specific target. I would say a max range of 15 m, normally even shorter should be considered as the effective range of a horse javelineer (riding towards a target many javelins would be thrown before facing about and returning to where the squadron would regroup).
That javelins could be thrown over ranks of friendlies is undoubted and mentioned many times, even if sometimes advised against as very dangerous.
That javelins could be thrown over ranks of friendlies is undoubted and mentioned many times, even if sometimes advised against as very dangerous.
