05-17-2002, 10:32 PM
Ok, the thread on palisade stakes made me think of this. Did the Romans ever use punji stakes, like the NVA used in Viet Nam? The best way to cripple an army based on infantry is to destroy it's feet. Make a pit, deep enough to swallow someone's foot. Plant a sharpened stake in the bottom, and voila. Instant foot ugly. Simple. Did the romans ever use anything like this? <p>Tiberius Lantanius Magnus<BR>
CO/Optio,<BR>
Legio XXX "Ulpia Victrix"<BR>
(Matt)</p><i></i>
CO/Optio,<BR>
Legio XXX "Ulpia Victrix"<BR>
(Matt)</p><i></i>
