Weapons and Tactics

Forum Rules

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June 25, 2012, 08:17:49 PM
by Patrick Waterson

The mechanism of Roman line relief

Started by Justin Swanton

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August 15, 2014, 08:51:23 AM
by Duncan Head

What is the point of 16 ranks in a pike phalanx?

Started by Justin Swanton

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August 25, 2014, 06:35:16 PM
by Mark G

Early Italian Warfare

Started by andrew881runner

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August 18, 2014, 10:00:55 PM
by Duncan Head

The effects of missiles - how important were armour and shields?

Started by Erpingham

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August 20, 2014, 09:24:52 PM
by Patrick Waterson

Wielding a sarissa overarm

Started by Justin Swanton

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May 01, 2019, 12:59:51 PM
by Justin Swanton

How continuous was combat?

Started by Erpingham

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September 24, 2016, 09:00:27 AM
by Patrick Waterson

Macedonian infantry shields

Started by Duncan Head

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

Battlefield signalling

Started by Erpingham

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August 20, 2015, 12:38:03 PM
by valentinianvictor

Did the Macedonian Phalanx practise othismos with its sarissas?

Started by Justin Swanton

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May 14, 2019, 09:43:37 AM
by aligern

More thoughts on longbow tactics

Started by Erpingham

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July 16, 2018, 09:01:39 AM
by Erpingham

Cataphracts

Started by Mark G

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September 01, 2014, 02:14:18 PM
by valentinianvictor

The column in battle

Started by Justin Swanton

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July 23, 2013, 04:49:25 PM
by Justin Taylor

Longbow - the arrowstorm revisited

Started by Erpingham

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

The Sling: king of the missile weapons

Started by Justin Swanton

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

How did infantry stop charging cavalry?

Started by Justin Swanton

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December 10, 2018, 06:50:10 PM
by Patrick Waterson

File recoil

Started by Justin Swanton

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

Pikes

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

What happens at the flanks of a line?

Started by Justin Swanton

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

What was the range of an ancient javelin?

Started by Erpingham

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Views: 17,680

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