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Old December 10th, 2006, 04:27 PM

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Default Re: Repels and the pike square

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Dhaeron said:
While pikemen could skewer charing cavalry, those 1000kg of horse, rider and armor didn't stop dead just because there were a few pieces of wood stuck in them. And a horse rolling over you hurts.
Yup, but strangely, few knights had much interest in becoming initimately familiar with a foot of pike head followed by 10-14 feet of pike. I think this is the problem with repel: it's not nearly effective enuf for very big differences in weapon length.
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