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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Krieg" data-source="post: 1304153" data-attributes="member: 5282">The only real changes they made to the Gladius were to make it more efficient to make.A Pompeii pattern Gladius isn't any more effective than a Mainz pattern, it's just easier to mass produce them. The illustration below does a good job of showing the evolution of Roman blade patterns over time. At the far left is the Gladius Hispaniensis that it is generally believed was adopted by the Romans from Gaulish mercenaries. It was used during the early Republic and had a blade of up to 30" long.The blade was soon shortened to the Mainz pattern to accomodate the legion's style of warfare. From the Mainz through the Fulham & ending with the Pompeii, the blade evolved into a simpler parallel bladed shape. This was done to make it quicker & cheaper to produce. A major advantage when equipping large forces.<img src="http://www.larp.com/legioxx/blades.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Is the M-3 "grease gun" a more effective SMG than the Thompson? Not at all, but it replaced the Thompson because industry could make them much faster & at a lower cost while using fewer raw materials.In large scale warfare the side with the most efficient manufacturing process has a huge advantage. Simple answers are usually the best.The Romans used it because it was an effective weapon. That doesn't make it an uber weapon in need of overpowering stats.The Romans were successful because of training, tactics & logistics. Base their build around their specialized tactics (ie formation fighting), CCamfield & humble minion put forth good ideas in that direction.</blockquote>

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