Adapted from the elephant thread:

Do you guys think javelins should do more damage? Especially to unarmored units which still have shields. Because if 200 or so javelins come flying at a tight group of people with just shields, a lot of shields are going to be pierced, shredded up, and knocked around; and some of the javelins will fly right through and hit the body. And some javelins will will actually hit flesh. Now I know we cannot simulate injury on the field, so do you think the kill rate of javelins thrown into units should be increased?

Of course heavily armored units should withstand a lot more javelins. But people with no armour and just shields should get ripped.