[split] Phalanx warfare: use of the spear

[JaM]

but was it actually doubled? shoulder patches seem to be from a single piece, while they only overlap with the torso just on a small portion of upper chest.. Plus, those shoulder patches seems to be a bit smaller than those used on Roman Lorica Hamata.

Another thing is, that Tube and Yoke armor doesnt have sleeves like Hamata has, so if you stand in oblique order with the shoulder behind the shield you actually present a bit more open area on your chest, theoretically, a direct strike could just enter that uncovered space and go into the body unrestricted.