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Posted on 8/19/25 at 1:55 pm to bobBoxer
Posted on 8/19/25 at 2:07 pm to alajones
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Instead of squares or lines of men, imagine a sledgehammer. Where the handle bends a little while the hammerhead obliterates its opponents side of the line.
Von Schlieffen, is that you?
Posted on 8/19/25 at 2:07 pm to bobBoxer
Macedonian
They stomped everyone else’s until the legion beat them.
They stomped everyone else’s until the legion beat them.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 3:18 pm to Hayekian serf
What made the legions so superior to the phalanx?
Posted on 8/20/25 at 8:52 pm to fr33manator
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What made the legions so superior to the phalanx?
The Maniple system LINK
However my opinion is that the actual fighting tactics of the Roman army was nothing super special. The logistics, planning, and organization of troops is what made them so dominant. No other civilization of the time could suffer losses and rebound the way the Romans could
Posted on 8/20/25 at 9:03 pm to bobBoxer
Spanish Empire with Pike & Shot: it’s like a Macedonian Phalanx, but with gunmen who retreat behind the spears between volleys. So, it’s effective against both heavy cavalry and has a ranged attack to deal with light infantry and light cavalry flankers.
This post was edited on 8/20/25 at 9:06 pm
Posted on 8/20/25 at 10:07 pm to bobBoxer
Linda Lovelace
N/M I thought it said larynx.
N/M I thought it said larynx.
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