[split] Phalanx warfare: use of the spear

[JaM]

nope,not with fingertips -  with 2.5m spear held underarm with sauroter directly behind the elbow, when you strike, you extend your arm forward, so sauroter gets  into position where its actually front of your torso.. which means, from that perspective, your reach would be 2.5m..


btw, any chance having somebody do the overarm thrusting for extended period of time in full panoply, while hitting some hard target? i think it would be beneficial to get information on fatigue from fighting in that position. I think fatigue aspect is one thing that is most important on C.Matthew theory, as everything else is not as significant.