Hastati fought as the leading edge of the early roman legion's manipular formation. It they really were light infantry wouldn't they have been given some kind of role on the flanks? The stats for Hastati and Principes are pretty even - its just that historically, the older more experienced soldiers were Principes. Greater experience and slightly better armour gave them slightly better stats, but not that much better.Originally Posted by Wigferth Ironwall
Both were clearly heavy infantry.
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