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Sventex t1_jcbaxpb wrote
Reply to comment by TheGreatOneSea in Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator
Weren't Greek Phalanx pikeman also armed with swords? A xiphos or kopis sword as backup? And was the army being made up of 10% muskets enough to make Pike formations dominant again? Why wouldn't archers of the ancient world not be able to perform the same function as a pike and shot formation?
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