The Wedge

[Thiudareiks Flavius]

Medieval re-enactors have been using wedge formations for years, with great success. And yes, you can make a highly effective wedge with one man at the 'point', so long as (i) he has a large shield and the wedge is closely packed and well-co-ordinated with overlapping shields.<br>
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I've mentioned this many times to 'armchair tacticians' who proceed to scoff about how ineffective such a formation would be. Apologies to any armchair experts who may not believe me, but I've <strong>seen </strong>and <strong>experienced </strong>how effective this formation is when it is done properly. When you are flying through the air after a wedge hits your line then the way things look from the comfort of the armchair suddenly vanish in a flash of insight into how things <em>were</em>. <p><p>
<b>Tim O'Neill / Thiudareiks Flavius / Thiudareiks Gunthigg</b>
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