01-28-2006, 08:51 AM
Robert/Aitor,
This seems to be a very weighty point. :wink: With such a range of
weights to the originals, does that suggest that they were designed for different ranges in combat? After all, if we're told that each man carried
a nominal load of five behind his shield, maybe we shouldn't be assuming that they were all identical in weight. If they were, in fact, graduated in weight from 1 - 5, then this would allow them to be used one after the other as the enemy closed range with you (or alternatively, if your own
men were throwing them on the run while charging the enemy). 8)
Ambrosius
This seems to be a very weighty point. :wink: With such a range of
weights to the originals, does that suggest that they were designed for different ranges in combat? After all, if we're told that each man carried
a nominal load of five behind his shield, maybe we shouldn't be assuming that they were all identical in weight. If they were, in fact, graduated in weight from 1 - 5, then this would allow them to be used one after the other as the enemy closed range with you (or alternatively, if your own
men were throwing them on the run while charging the enemy). 8)
Ambrosius
"Feel the fire in your bones."