Jun 4, 2018 · A pilum hitting a shield or armor and not penetrating could cause the point to deform or a bend in the shank immediately after the point. Overall, the pilum was designed and …

Dec 3, 2020 · 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. …

Mar 27, 2017 · The pilum was very much designed to KILL and to disrupt an enemy attack. It was meant to be thrown at short range, just before both armies clashed, in order to give the enemy …

Dec 15, 2016 · The Roman pilum was never meant for long range, it was specifically meant to be a *heavy* javelin, thrown point-blank into an enemy formation to disrupt it immediately before a …

Feb 2, 2016 · 1) did the Romans take the second pilum in battle? One hand of a legionary was holding a shield, the second a pilum, and where was the second pilum? 2) how did the …

From my reading, I recall that Pilums were not made of steel, but Iron. The tip was harder because it was made by hammering the end of the metal. Legionaries carried a tool to bend …

Jan 7, 2014 · 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'' …

After having read a bit about the strategic use and effects of Pilums as a standard in the Roman army. How they would throw their Pilums at the enemies' shields, rendering them useless …

Jan 16, 2013 · Digital front-end: Pilium Elektra Dac, Pachanko Constellation Reference, SPEC RMP-UB1 Diretta Bridge

Nov 1, 2013 · This is a topic regarding the Phalanx vs missle fire...both the Greek and Macedoian systems. The Greek system has a massive thick shield, the Aspis and...