Even so, would not the two pieces have been of not-inconsiderable length? Or is the point moot and the sarissa parts were carried via pack animals?
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Even so, would not the two pieces have been of not-inconsiderable length? Or is the point moot and the sarissa parts were carried via pack animals?
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Later pikemen in any case simply carried theirs over the shoulder. And, yes, it was a major pain in the arse; a recurring issue was troopers surrpetiously shortening their pike-shafts for lightness and comfort, which could turn out rather badly in action...
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Ah, soldiers through the ages are all the same. Today my colleagues in the army attempt to get lighter loads by ensuring the water canteens slung on their webbings are empty, which creates consequences in quite a different but no less lethal way from the sarissae...
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...but it can be very lethal.
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