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  1. 06-29-2009, 20:32 #11
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    Default Re: Hoplitai too weak ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Maion Maroneios View Post
    Yeah right, try that with a Syntagma. And we're talking of even numbers here dude.

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    Syntagmas were the 16x16 man "building blocks" of the pike line, no ? Lessee, that makes about four of them in a round 1,000 man force, and assuming they don't suddenly throw their normal tactical organisation and deployement scheme out of the window, we'll be talking about a total frontage of... about 60-70m (assuming 1m/man) ?

    Yeah. The hoplites aren't going to have to thin their ranks out very much to overlap that by a VERY comfortable margin and gobble up the phalangites from the sides.

    Sorry, but the pikes lose here. Bring a combined-arms force next time.
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