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VanSandman posted:I've always wondered why the Romans didn't adopt the phalanx in the east. That would have been a great counter to the cataphract, and it's not like they lake the discipline or the manpower to pull it off. I don't reckon a phalanx would be very useful against the Parthians - it strikes me as far, far too slow and unwieldy to engage horse archers. Cataphracts might be dissuaded from a frontal charge, but those soldiers are still gonna take it from constant bombardment and if they break, then the entire formation is pretty useless. I think I'm correct in saying that the phalanx only functions as intended in relatively enclosed areas like the mountainous portions of Greece.
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Hey thread, does anyone know good books about the failings of the Nazi military? I'd like to learn exactly how Wehraboos have wrong opinions on tanks and stuff.
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