Whats the longest spear that you could theoreticaly use in a phalanx?
As long as you want, theoretically of course.
>>646944446.32m
>>64694444The sarissa was the longest that worked from historical examples (13-21 feet long)
>>64694444>>64694562The post-alexander sarissa was the longest ever pike, capping out at between 21-27 feet long depending on which source you trust the most. But these were highly specialized to only fight other blocks of pikemen and were completely useless outside of that. Any longer and you risked troops being way too exhausted from just holding it up or the pike itself sagging and becoming ineffective.
>>64694444My peanus weenus of courseNice digits btw
>not using a 60 ft long pike with a bipod ngmi
>>64694444Longest pikes were about 25 feet.
>>64694444Back then? Just find the Jew with the longest nose.
>>64694444Dunno about a phalanx but the Irish rebellion of 1798 used ash pikes that were 10-12 feet long and 20 feet at the extreme and the swiss guard renasiance pikes are quite long 16-18 feet. Most tap out at less than 20 feet the sarissa was an extreme that went above 20 feet but not by much 21-22 feet. The practical limit for a man therefore seems to be 20 feet and that's as part of a unit that is using it as a tactical weaponn with the support of pikemen with shorter pikes,I could write you an essay on their use, it's far more complex that simply holding them out or thrusting, shorter pikes were drawen back and flicked out rapidly in a thrust, some had hooks or horizontal projections specifically to catch the reins or bridles or headgear of riders then they were drawn back in pulling the rider or the horse towards his fellow pikemans thrusts. Your worst nightmare as a rider is getting your horses head harness or eiigns caugt in a pike head when you are facing a line of pikemen. It was a spectacularly savage form of warfare, several pike men could phyically elevate an opponent implaled on their pikes into the air and execute in that manner and this was often done to enourage surrender of units remaining standing. Here's a decent overbiew of renassiance pike drillhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHAr7Ewv9rIL
>>64695597>t. borderline sexually obsessed with jews and from a sandy hot place.
>>64695724>It was a spectacularly savage form of warfare, several pike men could phyically elevate an opponent implaled on their pikes into the air and execute in that manner and this was often done to enourage surrender of units remaining standing.Pic execution of prisioner by pike
