'Reds' vs 'Blacks'
There we can see tribal warfare in the making. Not much actual fighting, yeah you see a few people gang up on fallen enemies, but in general the flanks stay clear of each other and let the centers try to push each other out of the way.
Give these guys shields and spears and we would have a typical tribal battle.
We have the warm-up phase where the warriors stand around and pat each other on the back in a big clump.
Then we have the yellperiod, where they gain the courage to actually get into the fight by singing songs and throwing insults at their enemy. This also includes a few brave individuals stepping out of line and 'challenging' the enemy in front of their comrades.
Then slowly they advance on each other, the rear ranks clearly pushing to get the frontranks ahead, until finally a very short charge.
The main battle is then a pure pushfest. It was very interesting to see how the 'battle' revolved around the center, until it had turned some 120 degrees, but then I wonder what happened. I couldn't make out if it was the 'reds' or the 'blacks' that won. The 'reds' held the field, but their right flank had clearly collapsed and had many men down in the ensuing rout. Again something interesting. Not much actual fighting intially but plenty of pushing, but in the rout a lot of damage was deal out, as in real battles.
Any would-be historian should take a look at this.
And for the rest of you, enjoy at this stupid behaviour.
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