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[Paul Bardunias]

Couldnt they just deploy legionarii in a checkerboard scheme, same as they did with maniples? this way, second rank would cover the gaps in front rank, would be able to quickly close it and support the front rank, even step forward and practically take the front rank position, while they could be replaced by men in third etc etc..

You would have to take that to the Roman side of the site, but my understanding is that there is much controversy over exactly how the quincunx actually fought.