... drill, ... heavy ... behind ... I'm not sure about _any_ source for this. All the refernces I've seen for Italian crossbow units has been a single rank of...
Hi If an italian coronella consists of 500 bow, 500 spear, then we have a problem. One possible problem is the use of the term "line". In sources, such as ...
That's cool. I do understand that. I was reacting to a specific statement you made comparing arrows to crossbow arrows. What else was one supposed to think?...
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No problem with the Italians being influenced by the Byzantines it's just that the formation you describe bears no real resemblance to any Byzantine formation...
Hi It was a plain ash shaft with a simple conical tip on it of about 45gms. Frankly, the thing scared me a lot. I was originally just testing things with...
Hi Well, I am at a loss, then. My understanding is that scutati screen bow. Yours is that they didn't? What source might that be? R On Fri, 02 Dec 2005...
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... As mentioned in an earlier post it was the depths of the formation you referred to which is the bit I have problems with. You said there was a formation of...
Hi I saw that but responded that the formation described was not "line" as in a single row of men, but "line" as in a unit. What is described here is a...
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Interesting discussion. I'm impressed by the 355 yds shot from the 175lb crossbow. This ties in with Chinese style crossbows that used long prods and...
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Hi My reading disagrees, obviously. One thing I observe is that there is what I call "the napoleonic view of history". Sorta works backwards. Someone starts...
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Hi Nic You sorta' missed my points. My fault for not being clear. I am unaware of ANY primary source discussing 3 deep lines as individual men. I am aware of...
... I agree, however the only ancient references to deep formations are for close order heavy fighting infantry (phalanx troops, Gauls, Germans etc). Missile...
... individual ... Josephus mentions it twice - and I'm pretty sure he's a primary source :-) He also mentions 6 wide as being the usual marching formation so...
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