EB1 units?

[BigJohn]

With the Gaesatae, they'll be infantry killers, but against elites they will not cut through them like butter. It will be much harder.

Yes, that sounds real. But if the Gaesatae are elites, then they should still be able to go toe to toe with other elites, yes? Not get cut down easily just because there naked? I was sort of hoping that when you are done they will be possibly as strong as the Woithiz Wāthā, that German naked fanatic, or the Worgōzez.

Awesome, we've another fighter on the board!

The elite warriors could certainly be exempt from this. I am not 'elite' lol, but the chainmail, leather jerkin, and Normandy Agen Port helmet I wear is 35lbs., my hexagonal thureos/Celtic shield is right at the 13-15lbs. mark (temperature/humidity changes the weight as its heavily padded) and I can fight/run around basically for 5 hours with three 15 minute breaks and I do alright, but I am not constantly running around. Since, of course, my life is not in true danger maybe the adrenaline rushes I get are not as intense as if you were really fighting for your life, but I do excellent in my panoply. Most of the guys I fight wear little armor, if any, so its like heavy infantry vs. light infantry, and they are quite fast obviously. However, I can generally keep up with them no problem, and sprinting across the fields is not as exhausting as some think.

Its great to know you work and eat right too. I think that is certainly half of what makes a good fighter in terms of not tiring and having the stamina and endurance. You may not be a great fighter or sword master because of it as I certainly do my share of dying, but it gives outstanding stamina, especially in comparison to the 'burger, fries, and soda crowd' that I usually face .

Yeah, you've got to eat right! We eat all natural over here, I can't even remember the last time we bought food from a store! We grow and raise everything ourselves, and it is definitely important for all physical activity! NATURAL supplements don't hurt either, but as long as you eat a NATURAL balanced diet, you don't need those. I've also noticed that height plays an important factor, as long as you use it right. The guys I sword fight with average about 5'6-5'7, and I am about 6'6 and a half. I am the best of them, but it's not so much height related, as it is how much time I train and how I eat, and considering how they eat and train, it's really unfair for them. The only other guy who takes it really seriously is the one with the armourer for an uncle. I can take on the other 4 guys by myself and usually win, but this other guy is another story. We both started training with longswords. Because I am actually quite strong, I started using a sword that closely resembles a Claymore, and for the next few weeks I destroyed him, so he started using more or less a Roman Gladius. Soon after, he adopted the Roman shield as well. This was surprisingly effective, and I had waste most of my offensive sword power on keeping him away, and relied on a few "legal" body attacks...(a kick, or a strike from the arm) But I considered that cheap, so I started using the Claymore one handed ( surprisingly hard, at first), and used a large Celtic style shield.(Which, come to think of it, looks an awful lot like the Gaesatae shield ) My overweight battle gear totaled to about 130 lbs, but like I said I train constantly to wear the stuff, and It didn't really hamper me (after 2 months of tough traing with it all). Using my shield to block his stabs, I was able to strike at him with my sword, and because he's a head shorter then me and I could keep him at bay by keeping the huge shield low, I could attack from the skies! (I even used my shield as a weapon, since it had a boss built into it, and I sent him teetering in his Roman armor to the ground) He later abandoned the Roman armor, but kept the shield and gladius. We're still friends, but he is constantly trying to figure out new ways to beat me. He has studied books and articles on how the Romans fought and tried to adopt them, but it seems to me they would only really shine against an untrained mob composed of large men!

I think I kind of wandered off topic there, but it's almost eleven o'clock where I am,and i am pretty tired, I have been working since 7 am! The point of that paragraph is that he eats better and trains better than the other four guys, and therefore I have to actually put effort into fighting him, always watching to make sure he doesn't swoop in with his short sword and gut me! ( Glad to see there are some fellow fighters on the Forum as well! I think someone who actually fights would appreciate the work you fellows do more than someone who has never handled a sword or spear! But that's just my theory!)