The Draco standard

[Robert Vermaat]

Now about the Draco. For me is kinda clear it can't be a windsock.
The reasons are that a windsock is useful just when you are in a static position. When you move on the back of a horse in gallop speed the pennant or flag or windsock will wave in the direction you move, regardless of wind (or it needs to be a extremely strong wind to move it in other direction).
Then, as the windsock of airfields was mentioned, I wonder why I didnt tought earlier about that myself, as I had to do with those before.
Those windsocks show the wind direction and speed (measured by the red/orange and white bands on it), but it shows that in the area were is placed so the parachutists that come to land for example (or a light plane) to know how to position himself related with the direction and speed of wind, so have a soft landing or to reach the point he wants to for a precision landing.

Yet you have just written that the Dacian infantry is using these windsocks, standing on walls. Seems tretty static to me.

Of course steppe tribes are not constantly galloping about from dawn to dusk, flying their windsocks at high speed. Most armies spend quite some time standing still before and during the battle. Plenty of time for the archers to judge the wind during that time.

And of course, no-one has ever said that the darco is ONLY a windsock. Like a flag it's more; both windsock, rallying point, semi-religious object for the unit, all of the above. It's a battle standard for crying out loud!!