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Anonymous

09/01/25(Mon)01:45:29 No.17965992

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Why didn't the Persians simply use even longer spears?

Anonymous
09/01/25(Mon)01:49:12 No.17966000

Anonymous 09/01/25(Mon)01:49:12 No.17966000

>>17965992
It's not that easy to change your way of fighting that you have developed through many years or centuries.

Anonymous
09/01/25(Mon)10:16:02 No.17966608

Anonymous 09/01/25(Mon)10:16:02 No.17966608

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They threw small aerodynamic spears instead.

Anonymous
09/01/25(Mon)10:17:55 No.17966610

Anonymous 09/01/25(Mon)10:17:55 No.17966610

>>17966608
You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about>>17965992

Anonymous
09/01/25(Mon)10:19:33 No.17966614

Anonymous 09/01/25(Mon)10:19:33 No.17966614

>>17965992
Training a new army takes months if not years. Also remember that information travels at a snail's pace. Even if Cyrus knew wtf was happening it would take him a while to call up troops and then have them learn Macedonian tactics from scratch and even if he pulled it off it would be a novice army vs the veterans of many wars under Philip.

Anonymous
09/01/25(Mon)10:38:06 No.17966644

Anonymous 09/01/25(Mon)10:38:06 No.17966644

>>17966608
Proto-legionnaires tactic in Iranian landscape

Anonymous
09/01/25(Mon)10:45:29 No.17966670

Anonymous 09/01/25(Mon)10:45:29 No.17966670

>>17965992

This spear goes to eleven! \m/