Hmm, that is a great idea. WHy has the EB team not done this? Perhaps they have historical realism as a justification? I have read of pike phalanx charges, but I would assume that in order to keep a neat formation, the phalanx would have to move slowly. Though scaling down to a shieldwall does seem slightly extreme IMHO. But if anyone has a good argument, I will listen gladly, as I have no data here.