08-03-2010, 11:10 AM
Well-produced bit on that link, even if not true.
There's a difference between a wedge and and saw tooth.
A single wedge might naturally form as the front advanced with the most vigorous part of the line, perhaps the centurion and those about him, pushed into the enemy faster than the rest of the line. He would try to maintain momentum. Those close to him would close up the side so he wasn't shut off, and soon you have a wedge.
If you had time to form it, as recorded by Julius Caesar and others, so much the better.
There's a difference between a wedge and and saw tooth.
A single wedge might naturally form as the front advanced with the most vigorous part of the line, perhaps the centurion and those about him, pushed into the enemy faster than the rest of the line. He would try to maintain momentum. Those close to him would close up the side so he wasn't shut off, and soon you have a wedge.
If you had time to form it, as recorded by Julius Caesar and others, so much the better.
"Fugit irreparabile tempus" (Irrecoverable time glides away) Virgil
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