Macedonian Sarrisa

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This thread contains very worthful information which helps a lot to get a clearer imagination of pike phalanx combat.

I just want to mention one anecdote showing me that the sarissa must have been similar to the medieval pike and far from being a clumsy inaccurate instrument. When Ptolemy was attacked by Perdiccas and joined the defence of his camp he blinded an elephant with sarissa thrusts. Elephants are big but elephant eyes are not so big, so you have to aim really carefully and have to use a precise weapon.