Rome did try to outfit most of their soldiers with a gladius.
They lead off with javelins and spears then switch to the gladius for hand to hand combat after they fucked the shit out of their shield formations.
Well they also were much better at holding those formations than most folks.
And also using them for brutal efficiency.
The formations weren't as tight as most would think.
A properly spaced maniple will allow 3-4 feet of space between each legionary in a shield line. This allowed them full use of the gladius and their training of using the shield as a secondary weapon (there's a reason for that big ass bronze bas in the middle of those big ass rectangles), while still being close enough to close ranks into a shield wall or move to assist another soldier if their facing multiple targets.
the idea they always marched shoulder-to-shoulder is quite silly if you think about it for a few seconds
Only thing better than a sword is two swords. When we used to pretend to be characters from Robin of Sherwood at primary school everyone always wanted to be Nasir, the guy from the show who had two swords and was widely regarded as the biggest badass.
Rome did try to outfit most of their soldiers with a gladius.
They lead off with javelins and spears then switch to the gladius for hand to hand combat after they fucked the shit out of their shield formations.
yeah only the poorest class of soldier in the pre-marian legions didn't have gladii, being unarmoured javelin skirmishers. Everyone else had the gladii as their main weapon. The roman focus always was on infantry just getting in there, after a javelin volley.
Which worked, especially after the marian reforms, because the roman legions were the best trained in the world. Their forte was getting stuck in and not relenting, because their disclipline and training was superior. Not necessarily their combat skill. Or equipment, really.
The other was being masters of logistics.
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Only thing better than a sword is two swords. When we used to pretend to be characters from Robin of Sherwood at primary school everyone always wanted to be Nasir, the guy from the show who had two swords and was widely regarded as the biggest badass.
Three swords. Five. Eight.
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Only thing better than a sword is two swords. When we used to pretend to be characters from Robin of Sherwood at primary school everyone always wanted to be Nasir, the guy from the show who had two swords and was widely regarded as the biggest badass.
what about
two swords in each hand
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I've been watching a lot of videos on various roman battles
so many of them go "romans are attacked, romans hold, enemy retreats, repeat" and so many of their disasters come from them not staying put and just taking it
not great warriors, not great equipment - the gauls were vastly superior ironsmiths - just pure training and discipline and centurions with their beating sticks.
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There's that great scene in the Sinbad movie with Carol Munroe as the damsel and Tom Baker as the bad guy where a status of a six-armed goddess comes to life and she wields six swords. That was pretty cool.
General Grievous should, therefore, be similarly badass, but somehow sidesteps cool and stands firmly on the spot labelled rubbish.
I've been watching a lot of videos on various roman battles
so many of them go "romans are attacked, romans hold, enemy retreats, repeat" and so many of their disasters come from them not staying put and just taking it
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I've been watching a lot of videos on various roman battles
so many of them go "romans are attacked, romans hold, enemy retreats, repeat" and so many of their disasters come from them not staying put and just taking it
not great warriors, not great equipment - the gauls were vastly superior ironsmiths - just pure training and discipline and centurions with their beating sticks.
Clearly you haven't watched enough Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
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the idea they always marched shoulder-to-shoulder is quite silly if you think about it for a few seconds
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yeah only the poorest class of soldier in the pre-marian legions didn't have gladii, being unarmoured javelin skirmishers. Everyone else had the gladii as their main weapon. The roman focus always was on infantry just getting in there, after a javelin volley.
Which worked, especially after the marian reforms, because the roman legions were the best trained in the world. Their forte was getting stuck in and not relenting, because their disclipline and training was superior. Not necessarily their combat skill. Or equipment, really.
The other was being masters of logistics.
Only if your name is Sun Shang Xiang
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Three swords. Five. Eight.
what about
two swords in each hand
this ignores Xena Warrior Princess and is antifeminist
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and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
so many of them go "romans are attacked, romans hold, enemy retreats, repeat" and so many of their disasters come from them not staying put and just taking it
not great warriors, not great equipment - the gauls were vastly superior ironsmiths - just pure training and discipline and centurions with their beating sticks.
Xena used it more as a tool, than a killing implement. Lucy Lawless is her own ultimate weapon.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
There's that great scene in the Sinbad movie with Carol Munroe as the damsel and Tom Baker as the bad guy where a status of a six-armed goddess comes to life and she wields six swords. That was pretty cool.
General Grievous should, therefore, be similarly badass, but somehow sidesteps cool and stands firmly on the spot labelled rubbish.
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post anime
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trackpads are already the worst thing ever
Clearly you haven't watched enough Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
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