I recall that sarissa can be separated in 2 parts
maybe they are sprinting using only the one half of sarrissa as normal spears
I recall that sarissa can be separated in 2 parts
maybe they are sprinting using only the one half of sarrissa as normal spears
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I doubt the enemy would be so obliging as to wait while the pikemen were reassembling their sarrisa after the charge. So any charging pikeman would have to fight with a normal spear during combat. In which case, why didn't they simply front the phalanx with hoplites, who have a spear and a proper shield as well?
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i read post this the other day and i thought to my self "I wanna try jog with a 4 meter long stick"... and I did so, and it worked... for 2 minutes, then i was exhausted
but my assesment of the "running pikes" is YES:a well drilled formation with really endurant men can do it... but, it could turn into a game of mikado if they are not carefull... the teqhnique is for the guys in front row to use their right hand held relatively close to the counterweight, to push it down... and the rest is easy peasy...
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If they have been training at it for years, then yes, they probably could pull that off.
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