Persist_and_Resist t1_iy1wbk7 wrote
Reply to comment by yacht_boy in Eli5: Why did ships and navies come up with their own system of units (nautical miles, knots, fathoms, etc)? Is it still used? by Dewi2020
Yeah, but you are not carrying the kit of a soldier, which includes full armour, weapons, and provisions. Nor maintaining that speed for an average of ten hours a day and often more. Nor doing this all in conjunction with other men, and while remaining alert and ready for combat.
Strategic movement speeds are much slower than what you think because you have to factor in everything.
yacht_boy t1_iy23kkz wrote
No, but I did take years of Latin where we studied this stuff, and I also know my way around hiking.
But then again, google can tell me that the Roman imperial soldiers were 3x as fast as you give them credit for.
PuzzleheadedBit1939 t1_iy37r9s wrote
The paragraph after the one you highlighted says that the 3mile/hour number is generous and based off some battle where exceptional marching speed could have been expected.
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