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When pointy metal stick changed history
When pointy metal stick changed history
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Ridiculous that it took like 200+ years from inventing the gun to realising you should stick a spike on it. Even in the 30 years war if musketeers got into melee theyd just start clubbing away.
R5: The pike and shot era infantry was a combination of ranged musketeers and melee infantry (one of the famous examples are spanish tercios). The idea was that the muskets will be able to shoot at the enemies at range, and the pikes would protect them against cavalry charges, which the muskets couldnt defend against. The invention of the socket bayonet eliminated the need for melee-only infantry, since any infantry man could shoot while having the bayonet mounted, turning the gun into a short pike that was dangerous enough to deter cavalry charges, especially in thicc formations.
I mean its kind of a misconception that pikes or bayonets could reliably hold off cavalry, many infantry lines that didnt have time to form squares were shattered even by frontal cavalry charges in the Seven Years war.
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R5: The pike and shot era infantry was a combination of ranged musketeers and melee infantry (one of the famous examples are spanish tercios). The idea was that the muskets will be able to shoot at the enemies at range, and the pikes would protect them against cavalry charges, which the muskets couldnt defend against. The invention of the socket bayonet eliminated the need for melee-only infantry, since any infantry man could shoot while having the bayonet mounted, turning the gun into a short pike that was dangerous enough to deter cavalry charges, especially in thicc formations.
I mean its kind of a misconception that pikes or bayonets could reliably hold off cavalry, many infantry lines that didnt have time to form squares were shattered even by frontal cavalry charges in the Seven Years war.
Printed on demand by Printify. Ships from the US or UK depending on location.
This shirt is made from responsibly sourced materials and printed using sustainable practices. To care for your shirt, machine wash cold inside-out with like colors and tumble dry low. Do not iron directly on the print.
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