Chapter 333: "·Roman Army·Middle"

People on land like to find the roots, and spend a lot of time. Winter worries about the late arrival of summer, and summer worries that winter is coming. So they kept walking around in pursuit of an unreachable place with four seasons like summer-I don't envy.
-Giuseppe Tornadore (upstart director of the Italian realist film genre)
In actual combat, the Roman soldier's heavy javelin was shot with one hand, and the maximum projection distance was about sixty feet, but it was difficult to achieve such a theoretical range; during combat, the entire team or several teams of soldiers were thrown together, so that you can Get the greatest psychological deterrent effect.
In order to increase the hit rate of the heavy javelin, and sometimes to increase the shooting distance, the Roman soldiers will wrap a rope around the wooden pole of the heavy javelin and pull hard between the projected instants, so that the javelin they shoot rotates toward Fly away.
If it happens to penetrate the enemy’s shield, the shield will be useless. The soldiers holding the shield will have to let the Roman soldiers rush to stab with the dagger; if the angle of incidence of the heavy javelin is above 45°, it can penetrate the chest armor and helmet, directly Shoot the enemy.
The Roman youth army in the Roman army was when the barbarian army was fighting and fighting; the javelin rain fired by the Roman youth army can always shock the barbarian warriors who rushed over and get a good shooting. effect.
The actual value of the heavy javelin is more than that, it also has another significant effect; that is, the soldier who uses the heavy javelin can completely hold the heavy javelin in his hand and use it as a powerful near-spike spear.
The significance of this in actual combat is extraordinary. Once the Roman army without the pikemen's cooperation fell into the attack of the enemy cavalry; the heavy javelin in the hands of the Roman soldiers became their only weapon that could resist the enemy cavalry charge.
The youth army and heavy infantry in the Roman army, when encountering this unexpected situation, can use their flexible mobility to instantly build a long contradictory wall with a square shield and heavy javelin, in order to respond to the enemy cavalry from the raid.
At first, the heavy javelin was just an auxiliary weapon of the dagger; during the battle, the Roman youth army pushed the heavy javelin out as they approached the enemy, and then they drew out their waist daggers to fight melee with the enemy.
When they were exhausted, the Roman heavy infantry came up and replaced, and the Roman youth army went to rest; the offense was launched on a wide front, and several batches of replacement were usually carried out in a battle.
According to the establishment of the Roman legion formulated by Bai Feng, before entering the battle, the Roman Youth Army will also have a team of Roman light infantry dedicated to throwing heavy javelins, coming to the forefront of the battle line, and throwing several rounds of javelins at the upcoming enemy.
The tacit coordination of the three arms of the Roman Light Infantry, the Roman Youth Army, and the Roman Heavy Infantry is the core of the Roman army’s three-line battle array, and it is also the basic standard for Bai Feng to formulate the formation of the Roman legion.
Every Roman soldier was equipped with weapons and trained according to the requirements of the offensive battle, which is why Bai Feng strictly divided the various branches of the barbarian army; whenever possible, the commander of the Roman army always tried to pre-empt.
The so-called pre-emption is not only to give your own army a strategic advantage, but also to put your own army in the position of an attacker in battle; compared with the former, the latter's role is more important, that is the decision The key to the outcome of a battle.
The latter is the key to determining the outcome of a war; the commanders of the Roman army generally only need to consider how to win as early as possible, and strategic matters are not what the military commanders should consider.
The launch of the dagger and the development of the highly mobile legion composed of the Hundreds of Teams have brought the ancient Roman legion into the stage of highest combat effectiveness; this highly mobile legion replaced the early formations and became the battlefield Master of the world.
Ancient Rome relied on this legion to rush out of the Apennine Peninsula, and after a series of wars that rarely ate defeats, conquered the entire Mediterranean region until the Roman Empire was extended to Asia Minor and Great Britain.
The existence of the Roman comprehensive war system allows Bai Feng to directly enjoy the military achievements accumulated by the Romans over the centuries; a large number of system arms only requires Bai Feng to formulate a relatively reasonable organization, and the unusually powerful combat capabilities of the Roman legion can erupt.
Although the Roman Total War System provided Bai Feng with countless powerful Roman arms, the Roman army’s disadvantages in two aspects were always there; the first was the lack of a strict lancer, and the second was the lack of a strong cavalry force. .
When it comes to the Romans and their empire, everyone must first think of the Roman legion with great martial arts. When talking about the Roman legion, everyone must think of short swords and large shields and heavy javelins for throwing.
This configuration has also become a very iconic weapon combination for everyone's understanding of the Roman legion; however, can the real Roman legion really only need the sword and shield combination to play the imperial hegemony that dominates the Mediterranean?
In history, the Romans did like to use heavy javelins to throw enemies and then use short swords for melee combat; based on this combat mode, Roman soldiers won the final victory in several famous battles and pushed the imperial cause again and again. Forward.
Therefore, the weapon configuration of the heavy javelin, dagger and square shield became the symbol of the prosperity of the Romans; even, many people had the illusion that the heavy javelin and the short sword formula shield were the cold weapon era The most effective melee equipment.
Before the Roman soldiers used the familiar heavy javelins, daggers and square shields, the Romans used Greek-style tactics and weapons; the origin of the Roman legion was around the 6th century BC. Liers unified the planning of the federation of Atruscan, Roman, and Latin tribes.
This new military system breaks the old method of dividing the original army according to different tribal sources, but is compiled according to the amount of property; in this way, soldiers of different levels, according to the regulations, bear different levels of weapons and equipment and undertake corresponding combat tasks .
Under the elite troops with Greek equipment, there are infantry composed of second to fourth class citizens; their equipment is slightly different in defensive area and equipment style, but these do not prevent them from cooperating with the military elite in the traditional Greek phalanx Mode combat.
It can be seen that the Romans initially chose the Greek spear phalanx as their main tactical choice; however, compared to the orthodox Greek army east of the sea, the Romans were still much worse in many respects, or only Learned the fur but not the essence.
The lack of a strict sense of the pikemen’s foundation in the Roman army was also laid down at this time; from this time on, the Romans’ understanding of the pikemen went into the wrong place, so that the Roman factions in the Roman total war system lacked real Pikemen.
When the historical chariot entered the 4th century BC, the Gauls sweeping the Mediterranean coast broke through the Roman capital; the Romans used a grappling imitation of Greek tactics for two centuries, and it was completely ended!
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