The Tercio

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The Tercio 2017-08-29 02:25:41 Post No. 3307284
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The Tercio Anonymous 2017-08-29 02:25:41 Post No. 3307284 [Report]

Could one of you gents care to explain what made the Tercio such an effective formation?

Also OP formations for their time period thread i guess :)

Anonymous 2017-08-29 02:47:13 Post No.3307369
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Anonymous 2017-08-29 02:47:13 Post No.3307369 [Report]

Isn't it obvious?

You have a giant pike block ringed with gunmen and, sometimes, swordsmen. The only way to really deal with a pike block is to engage it with another pike block unless you can blast it to shit with massed field artillery - something which wouldn't really be possible until the end of the Tercio's period. If the enemy sends cavalry, they'll just get stuck on your pikes; if the enemy sends regular infantry, they'll get stuck on your pikes and blasted to shit by the gunmen; and if the enemy sends in their own pikes, your pikes will keep them at bay while your gunmen blast them to shit.

Alatriste's depiction of the battle of Rocroi is pretty decent.

https://youtu.be/CTYuYxmICGo?t=40s

Anonymous 2017-08-29 04:38:55 Post No.3307686
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Anonymous 2017-08-29 04:38:55 Post No.3307686 [Report]

>>3307369
Cool video anon, thanks !

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