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<blockquote data-quote="sword-dancer" data-source="post: 192882" data-attributes="member: 1491">The pilum is not a javelin.The pilum is a heavy throwing spear half of iron and half of wood .The iron behind the point was unhardened so it would after hitting bend.It was mainly used to take the shields of the enemy out of play.It goes through the shield and made it through the length of the pila unusable.the lorica segmata 1 Centuty IIRCThe spatha is a&nbsp; stabbing (long)swordThe sling was also used by the legions, 1/3 or 1/4 IIRC was equipped with such.Before the reforms of marius the third line the triarrii(the old veterans) ussed instead of pila the hasta the 2,5m long roman lance or spear.It was later used by the auxiliaries.who were equipped with chain or scale shirt gret round or oval shield .The auxiliar archers used mainly the reflex or composite bow.the slingers used only the sling IIRCYou missed the bronce cuirass of the nobility the thorax for the tribunes legates and such.The scale mail wasn`t very pooular in the legiones but the auxiliar cavalry and the auxiliar eastern archers used him.The signifer and the tribune used a small equites shield(buckler i thin in d&amp;d terms)&nbsp;A very good source is Junkelmann Legionen des AugustusWho are in translation in English i´ve heard no thought if planning, doing or done.I hope this helps a bit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sword-dancer, post: 192882, member: 1491"] The pilum is not a javelin. The pilum is a heavy throwing spear half of iron and half of wood . The iron behind the point was unhardened so it would after hitting bend. It was mainly used to take the shields of the enemy out of play. It goes through the shield and made it through the length of the pila unusable. the lorica segmata 1 Centuty IIRC The spatha is a stabbing (long)sword The sling was also used by the legions, 1/3 or 1/4 IIRC was equipped with such. Before the reforms of marius the third line the triarrii(the old veterans) ussed instead of pila the hasta the 2,5m long roman lance or spear. It was later used by the auxiliaries. who were equipped with chain or scale shirt gret round or oval shield . The auxiliar archers used mainly the reflex or composite bow. the slingers used only the sling IIRC You missed the bronce cuirass of the nobility the thorax for the tribunes legates and such. The scale mail wasn`t very pooular in the legiones but the auxiliar cavalry and the auxiliar eastern archers used him. The signifer and the tribune used a small equites shield(buckler i thin in d&d terms) A very good source is Junkelmann Legionen des Augustus Who are in translation in English i´ve heard no thought if planning, doing or done. I hope this helps a bit. [/QUOTE]

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