12-12-2006, 09:42 AM
Quote:but...if the romans managed to get into close combat there phalanx type tactics would probably beat the samurai in the long run
Hi Silverbeard,
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The Romans did not use phalanx-type tactics.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)