05-11-2012, 07:22 AM
Quote:Do you have a cite for this? Reconstructions of both the Fayoum and Doncaster scutums weigh closer to 10 kg. If a man can only fight for 20-30 mnutes with a 7 kg shield then it would seem that a 10kg shield is not practical in battle at all.
Dan are you seriously comparing using a scutum to an aspis? They are both shields, but that is the only similarity, they are constructed differently, from different materials, and are most importantly held differently. On top of that, the soldiers using their respective shields had vastly different types of armor that would contribute to maneuverability and attrition differently
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-Matt
-Matt
