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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoSmall correction - the Romans never used the pike phalanx on a large scale. This was Greek/Macedonian. The Romans liked big shields and small swords. 😎
minus-squarelennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 days agoAnd weighty javelins to fuck up the other side’s shields
Small correction - the Romans never used the pike phalanx on a large scale. This was Greek/Macedonian.
The Romans liked big shields and small swords. 😎
And weighty javelins to fuck up the other side’s shields