Weapons and Tactics

Depth - what is it good for?

Started by Erpingham

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Views: 14,361

July 27, 2013, 10:11:34 PM
by Patrick Waterson

Spear vs Sword

Started by Justin Swanton

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Replies: 51
Views: 12,697

December 10, 2018, 06:30:34 PM
by Patrick Waterson

Vikings didn't use shield-walls

Started by Duncan Head

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Views: 11,863

September 05, 2017, 02:55:51 PM
by Bohemond

A Double-headed Axe from Horseback?

Started by Dangun

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Replies: 53
Views: 12,167

January 15, 2019, 08:05:03 PM
by PMBardunias

The Hoplite - What Made Him Special?

Started by Patrick Waterson

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Replies: 53
Views: 14,708

July 25, 2016, 11:05:02 AM
by Patrick Waterson

Pikes

Started by Dangun

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Views: 18,296

February 03, 2016, 09:09:33 PM
by Patrick Waterson

The Celts - a load of Gauls?

Started by Erpingham

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Replies: 54
Views: 1,942

May 18, 2023, 04:00:19 PM
by DBS

The Mediaeval English System

Started by Patrick Waterson

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Replies: 55
Views: 17,552

October 24, 2012, 12:36:51 PM
by Patrick Waterson

Gauls and Brawls

Started by Patrick Waterson

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Replies: 59
Views: 17,350

February 20, 2013, 05:05:39 PM
by aligern

How manoeuvrable were cavalry on the battlefield?

Started by Justin Swanton

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Replies: 60
Views: 6,012

November 25, 2020, 12:12:04 PM
by Erpingham

The Sling: king of the missile weapons

Started by Justin Swanton

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Replies: 65
Views: 21,126

December 23, 2013, 01:30:28 PM
by Patrick Waterson

Longbow - the arrowstorm revisited

Started by Erpingham

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Replies: 68
Views: 22,139

May 15, 2014, 07:46:01 PM
by Dave Beatty

File recoil

Started by Justin Swanton

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Replies: 72
Views: 19,699

February 23, 2016, 10:12:16 PM
by Dangun

What happens at the flanks of a line?

Started by Justin Swanton

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Replies: 72
Views: 17,940

August 28, 2014, 12:16:59 PM
by Mark G

The bow (ehrmm...CRESCENT) at Cannae

Started by Justin Swanton

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Replies: 74
Views: 7,901

May 24, 2020, 08:49:18 PM
by Justin Swanton

How did Ancient lancers use their lances?

Started by eques

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Replies: 74
Views: 13,049

June 18, 2017, 08:13:29 PM
by Patrick Waterson

What was the range of an ancient javelin?

Started by Erpingham

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Replies: 77
Views: 18,984

May 04, 2019, 06:10:14 PM
by manomano

Why would non-flanked formations rout?

Started by Justin Swanton

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Replies: 81
Views: 15,677

December 16, 2018, 10:39:55 AM
by Erpingham

Heavy infantry fighting density

Started by Erpingham

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Replies: 82
Views: 16,044

April 12, 2018, 07:23:01 PM
by Patrick Waterson

Macedonian infantry shields

Started by Duncan Head

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Replies: 87
Views: 30,490

January 31, 2016, 10:14:36 AM
by Swampster