ITT.

How do you call this formation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMhVh6edP_k

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>>890770
Roman Testudo formation.

>>890787
The Rome Total War 1 Berserk Faggotry Deluxe

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>>890770

>>890770
Hackapel ride-by shootings

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Diamond formation for cavalry
>better change your pants son

>>890770
my favorite military formation is pacifism

>>891012
I like getting economically subjugated, genocided and having my family raped as well. A shame it can only happen so much before a nation doesnt exist anymore.

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my favorite tactic in total war

>>891053
will only work against plebs tho. Real niggers keep reserves to counter this

Have any of you commanded armies or are you all just especially pathetic faggots?

>>891070
>The only people allowed to enjoy learning about military tactics are generals
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>>891070
Being a grognard is pathetic?

>>891111
Grognards fought, though.

[GRUMBLING NOISES]

>>891111
The fuck is a grognard?

Also check'd

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Companion cavalry charge on wedge formation, with Alexander on the lead horse

>>891485
>The fuck is a grognard?
a member of the french Old Guard, lit. "Grumbler"

>>891511
I see, thanks

Can't stop checking

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Late Roman fulcum

>>891740
image for ants, etc.

>>890787
What is that bullshit?

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>>891764
Better?

>>891003
this

>>892296
now it became a formation for ants

>>890787
I believe it's called the "Post 2016 US-Mexico border" formation

Korean riot using "roman" formations

Are these real?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8LiQFnkuJY

>>890787
Wtf did the attackers hope to accomplish? Even if the beat the Trojans outside the walls (Unlikely, seeing as how they said "Fuck it, who needs formations?"), they don't have any rams, ladders, or other siege engines to breach the walls.

>>893604
Hollywood historical accuracy man, it's that simple.

>>893315
I can just imagine a police captain standing in the back with a snail hat and feather fan talking about opening the Heaven gate of his formation and trapping rioters trying to escape through the Earth and Life gates.

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>>890770
DOUBLE
ENVELOPMENT

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>>893315
That particular video is probably police training, but it is true that riot police do use the phalanx/testudo to this day. It's very effective against unarmed or crudely-armed mobs which don't have a formation. Pic related is from the riots in Ukraine that preceded the Russian invasion.

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>>893788
Reminded me of this image from back then. Good times.

>>891003
My nigga.

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I like the laager.

>>890787
>American """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""historical""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" movies

>>894093
Who the fuck made this? That's the wrong fucking Ukrainian president, you miserable cunt.

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Shaka Zulu's bull horn formation.

>>890787
>Ned Stark leads the Unsullied against Jeor Mormont

>>897533
>"Dude you gotta like, flank them!"
Revolutionary African tactics

>>891485
In this context i mean a wargamer.

nice noobbox

>>891003
sarissas are the most bad ass spears ever made

>>893775
Hannibals favorite tactic before Hannibal

>>891053
Congratulations on discovering Oblique advance, you have now joined the ranks of myself and Frederick the Great

X - Infantry
O - Cavalry
I - Skirmishers

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OOO XXXX XXX XXX XXX XXXX OOO
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That's about as close as I can come considering what I'm working with here Just pretend the lines are straight. The loose infantry in the center is designed to be able to arc backwards and forwards as necessary.

And there are supposed to be more ranged troops than what its implying, but I'm working with limited space here. Cavalry's relatively low because its based on a pre-stirrup formation.

>>890788
why not just lie on the grass and stab them in the legs? not like they can see you.

>>898277
Why don't you just use paint

>>897533
>>897594
Seriously, this is the most overhyped formation. It is literally just "flank them on both sides and have men in reserve." If it wasn't for the fact that every other army he fought had no tactics whatsoever this would've been amateur.

>>898359
It was for missile weapons during sieges, not during melee combat. They didnt do that ever in a field, let alone hand to hand fighting. (No they didnt use it in the Battle of Carrhae thats a myth read the fucking sources you horse-archerboos)

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>>890789

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A classic

>>897594
>"Dude you gotta like, flank them!"

is there any other way to figth tactically?, i mean when you only have 2 dimension to work with the only way you can get a advantage is by getting behind the enemy

i mean it beats the hell out of most european tactics wich where basically run at the enemy screaming
(aka barbarian tactics)

also its not so much about the concept of flanking as actually pulling of a flanking manvouer

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guess

>>900757
Phalanx?

>>890770
Boars head :^)

>>890770
What's that retarded Chinese formation with huge towers in the middle of fuckhuge blobs of heavy soldiers?
Not that one

>>900768
typical musket formation

>>900800
Maybe early on musket VS musket, but other tactics where certainly used

>>900728
Yes Roman soldiers went to the back of the formation after some fighting for instance, so nobody would get too tired. You can try to ram through weak point. Also keep in mind it's never uniform and same type of combatants against each other. You have skirmishers, archers, light infantry, heavy infantry. Infantry that can pin others down, infantry that can make casualties fast etc.