Kelvar_Mongol
04-17-2001, 12:14
Some Interesting stuff on shields:
I believe that shields used by Roman Army was primarily a shove and push "tool" than anything else. The usual roman Battle tactics is for the units to draw up in deep lines and basically walk into the oppoents line and try to basically push and shove until the other guy's line broke and panics. The shield uses in hand to hand combat was a "knocking tool" to knock the other guy head and upper torsol and then slash and thrust with the Gladius.
Ok so what does this have to do with japanese history???
Well I was always tempted by the thought of pitting a Roman Army around 50 BC against the Japanese samuri Army of a Senkuko Jidi warlord...Totally different tactical concept and weaponary....who will win???? The mystery of history
I believe that shields used by Roman Army was primarily a shove and push "tool" than anything else. The usual roman Battle tactics is for the units to draw up in deep lines and basically walk into the oppoents line and try to basically push and shove until the other guy's line broke and panics. The shield uses in hand to hand combat was a "knocking tool" to knock the other guy head and upper torsol and then slash and thrust with the Gladius.
Ok so what does this have to do with japanese history???
Well I was always tempted by the thought of pitting a Roman Army around 50 BC against the Japanese samuri Army of a Senkuko Jidi warlord...Totally different tactical concept and weaponary....who will win???? The mystery of history