01-06-2008, 07:30 AM
Byron wrote:-
We are often told of spears breaking in many cultures (but likely lateral forces)....in fact Greek spears were designed with this in mind ( the sauroter/butt-spike had a secondary use as a spearhead, some cavalry spears are double-ended, etc....and of course, that's why you have a sword/sagaris or other secondary waepon.....
Quote: I would think you would also want a spear to be able to withstand impacts too, or they wouldbe no good as a thrusting weapon either.....you might get one but then it's broken...and then what do you do..?...yes but a thrust is relatively low velocity, and Ash for example can cope with the linear forces involved - usually!
We are often told of spears breaking in many cultures (but likely lateral forces)....in fact Greek spears were designed with this in mind ( the sauroter/butt-spike had a secondary use as a spearhead, some cavalry spears are double-ended, etc....and of course, that's why you have a sword/sagaris or other secondary waepon.....
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
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