The Pilum: Throwing or Stabbing? - History Forum The conventional picture of the pilum is that every legionary carried two (one heavier and one lighter) and would be launched as a massed volley at the century cohort level There were designed to get stuck in shields and bend on impact so as to be hard to remove and throw back This would break
Roman spears | History Forum Re: Roman "spears" Guardsman and possibly some specialist legionaries continued to use thrusting spears (hastae) in the Imperial Period Nonetheless, the pilum and its descendants remained the favorite Roman polearms for the duration of Antiquity
Roman Spears? | History Forum The Roman ''pilum'' was a throwing spear, used to disable the enemy's shields by bending at the neck of the iron tip so that the spear could not be easily pulled out The '''hasta'' was a thrusting spear used to knock horsemen off their horses in a cavalry charge
Amentums and Atlatls | History Forum Why didn't the Romans ever adopt any methods of throwing their pilum farther and or more accurately than can be achieved with only arm-strength?
Can javelins pierce plate? - History Forum I mean javelins were much heavier, with the heaviest recorded stuff I seen online mentioning Pilum can go as much as 10 pounds and over in weight and the lightest once are slightly less heavy than a pound Since arrows can wear a man in plate out and even light stones can potentially KO or even kill a fully armored knight if thrown with technique and force, do javelins have more killing power?
Pilium Audio in action- - What’s Best Forum I’ve personally owned and used the Karan KA M2000 mono amplifiers which was the statement amps before the current Master Collection I have a lot of respect for Karan which served me well for a couple of years That being said, Pilium is an ever higher level in terms of ambition, build quality
Pike vs. Spear and shield vs Sword and shield - History Forum Well silly me! I thought some Legionaires carried a Heavy Pilum and two Light Pila It probably depended on when and where the Legions were Later they carried Plumbata that were attached to the inside of the shield Click to expand
Pike vs. Spear and shield vs Sword and shield - History Forum Looking at the battles of the Macedonians (pikes), Greeks (spear and shield), and Romans (sword and shield), as well as later battles between European footsoldiers, it would seem to me that there is a rock paper scissors between pike, spear and shield, and sword and shield for footsoldier
Pilium Audio Odysseus - What’s Best Forum Hi all, has anybody on here had first hand experience with the Pilium Audio Odysseus? I have been considering between the Odysseus and the Theseus (waiting on a spec sheet) I had an opportunity of listening to the more costlier Ares Achilles and like what I heard Would the latter be better a