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    yes.. they got it down to a science. What the romans did was make the Pila armor piercing, by adding a lead weight behind the joint block on the heavy pilum to increase range and impact force.

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    The Iberians were better at it than the romans, have you folks seen the soliferum?
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    Romans are gettign credit for other mans inventions....theri onyl brilliance is their arrogance, lack of rules in war and mixing all the right idea's together...

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    doubles-post-whoopsie

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    Default Re: Curious.. what unit doesnt have a ranged weapon

    The lorica segmentata could be credited to them, though only because it looks original enough that the similarities with the clibanarius/kataphraktoi become more subtle.

    There's no doubt as to the true source of inspiration.

    Oh, the corvus was a Roman invention if I'm not entirely mistaken.


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    Default Re: Curious.. what unit doesnt have a ranged weapon

    Quote Originally Posted by Shigawire
    The lorica segmentata could be credited to them, though only because it looks original enough that the similarities with the clibanarius/kataphraktoi become more subtle.

    There's no doubt as to the true source of inspiration.

    Oh, the corvus was a Roman invention if I'm not entirely mistaken.
    they invented a lot, no doubt. but not eveyrthign seen int he roman army is "a roman invention of sheer brilliance"

    but made I'm just bitchign, because I'm still bummed Greeks didn't rule teh world...

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