03-19-2005, 10:14 AM
Hi Crispus,<br>
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Quote:</em></strong><hr>C) it would make sense to put the men most likely to be effective closer to the front. It follows therefore that the less experienced and poorer quality soldiers would be likely to be positioned further back.<hr><br>
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I'm not so sure of that. I think it would make more sense to put the new 'fodder' in the front line ahead of the veterans to soften up the enemy and give them real experience, as well as 'sort the wheat from the chaff'. The veterans could encourage and keep an eye on them. Evenly distributing the veterans and the inexperienced would make more sense to me. It would make the rank and file more self-policing with less risk of the unit crumbling. If I were an experienced veteran I wouldn't want unreliable greenhorns backing me up if I got into trouble, especially if I were a centurion or optio who must have made the decisions of who went where. <p></p><i></i>
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Quote:</em></strong><hr>C) it would make sense to put the men most likely to be effective closer to the front. It follows therefore that the less experienced and poorer quality soldiers would be likely to be positioned further back.<hr><br>
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I'm not so sure of that. I think it would make more sense to put the new 'fodder' in the front line ahead of the veterans to soften up the enemy and give them real experience, as well as 'sort the wheat from the chaff'. The veterans could encourage and keep an eye on them. Evenly distributing the veterans and the inexperienced would make more sense to me. It would make the rank and file more self-policing with less risk of the unit crumbling. If I were an experienced veteran I wouldn't want unreliable greenhorns backing me up if I got into trouble, especially if I were a centurion or optio who must have made the decisions of who went where. <p></p><i></i>
TARBICvS/Jim Bowers
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