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    Default Re: New unit at the .com: Huscarls

    That looks like an axeman, not a huscarle.

    And speaking of short weapons, the armored swordsman looks like he has a gladius. Definately not a 'longsword'.

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    Maybe there's something buggy with CA's weapon renderer. That's two new units with unusually small weapons in a row.

    Oh wait, maybe that is how they plan to fix the too-high kill rate in RTW. Smaller weapons kill slower. :-)
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    It's actually kind of funny because you would think the rather liberal attitude which CA generally takes to history would lead to the conclusion that a big axe is better than a small one.

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    Yeah... This just goes to show how CA can surprise us on an everyday basis.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Servius1234
    Maybe there's something buggy with CA's weapon renderer. That's two new units with unusually small weapons in a row.

    Oh wait, maybe that is how they plan to fix the too-high kill rate in RTW. Smaller weapons kill slower. :-)

    LOL!

    You know, though, I almost have to wonder if there really is something wrong with how weapons are being rendered. I can't find the screenshot now, but I remember seeing one pic where some English infantry were wielding spears that were only about 5-6 feet long. Now I'm by no means an expert on medieval weaponry, but shouldn't spears be at least a bit longer than that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Martok
    LOL!

    You know, though, I almost have to wonder if there really is something wrong with how weapons are being rendered. I can't find the screenshot now, but I remember seeing one pic where some English infantry were wielding spears that were only about 5-6 feet long. Now I'm by no means an expert on medieval weaponry, but shouldn't spears be at least a bit longer than that?
    Yes your right, your average spear should be between about 6 - 9 feet, and later on went upto around 12 feet in length. Then of course came the pike.

    Perhaps that Huscarl is disguised as a resource gatherer.

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    Default Re: New unit at the .com: Huscarls

    Well at Bannockburn, the early 1300's, the Scots and English Spearmen had mostly 12 ft spears.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Divine Wind
    Yes your right, your average spear should be between about 6 - 9 feet, and later on went upto around 12 feet in length. Then of course came the pike.
    Thanks DW. Yeah, that's kind of what I thought, but I just wasn't sure. It seems like far too many of the weapons we've seen so far (either in the 3D unit feature or the screenshots) are smaller than their real-life historical counterparts. I've seen some that look more or less like they're the correct size (knight's lances and some of the broadswords, for instance), but a number of others simply look too short.

    Perhaps that Huscarl is disguised as a resource gatherer.

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