02-05-2001, 06:42 PM
I realise of course that they didn't use spears for crow control, i was being facetious . i can imagine the various branches of army, paramilitary and police forces didn't get on too well thoughhaving praetorians turn up and start swaggering around and throwing their weight arounfd must have been the last thing the vigiles wanted.<br>
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as to the lancea issue, I suspect that it's rather similar to the halfpikes that continued to be carried by NCOs in Napoleonic armies for rank dressing, long after they were any use as weapons, unless it came to defending the colours, when I've read they coul be quite vicious, presumably they were still kept relatively sharp. <p>It's not a bug, it's a feature</p><i></i>
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as to the lancea issue, I suspect that it's rather similar to the halfpikes that continued to be carried by NCOs in Napoleonic armies for rank dressing, long after they were any use as weapons, unless it came to defending the colours, when I've read they coul be quite vicious, presumably they were still kept relatively sharp. <p>It's not a bug, it's a feature</p><i></i>
In the name of heaven Catiline, how long do you propose to exploit our patience..
