Re: Pike vs Cavalry
Alexander the greats father, Phillip of Macedon (??) developed the first real pike/long spear 24-26feet long, as I recall and had enormous success on the battlefield with it.
They were enormously susceptible to terrain, to archer fire, etc - but contrary to popular opinion face changing was relatively quick. They would point the spears up, turn, point the spears down.
However, as in another persons post, they really are not effective against cavalry. Cavalry have high prot and high morale - so a, the pikes don't tend to get through protection - and when they do the cav just make their morale check anyway.
The cav then proceed to hit you with that devestating first lance hit.
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