>There are only two reasons to own a gladius >Because you

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>>31476803
Falcata master race reeeeeeeeeeeeeeportingg

>>31476803
You're just salty because of your weak jawline and plebeian birth

No one needs military style battle gladiuses. Pugio is more than enough for personal defense.

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>>31476803

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>>31476803
Yeah whatever bro

I've never understood why in the hades's name they never used portable walls that could block arrows and be pushed against pikemen, or with holes for pikemen to poke at enemy. The designs in my head would be no problem to handle on battlefield.

>>31478881
Super easy to flank

>>31478881
you mean shields?

>>31478959
No, real world doesn't work like anime battles.
>>31479036
No, bigger structures.

>>31479374
No but man if a phalanx has trouble with being flanked how do you think your wall would do

>>31476803
I don't have a penis at all and I own a gladius. Boys are very impressed

>>31478881
fire arrows

>>31478881
Mobility, you can't change formation or advance much, and there was no reason for trenches. Shields also were mostly to block arrows and were largely phased out to accommodate two handed swords during the time of heavy armor.

>>31481113
Not a real thing

>>31478881
>>31481113
Misread about your walls blocking arrows. But how the fuck would you design a wall that block arrows? Angles? Padded steel sheets?

>>31481113
Nigga you dumb

>>31481166
it's practical if you want to burn down wooden structures.

>>31481207
Not unless they are doused in lighter fluid

>>31481207
No it isn't, the wind will blow it out, or the vacuum from being impaled

>>31481220
>>31481248
you're right, i did a little search on fire arrows. And appearently they were pretty much non-existent. Seems like the chinks were the first and only ones to have used it.

>>31481288
Goddamn Chinamen used a lot of weird shit the west never did. Check out repeating crossbows

>>31478541
Pugia exist solely for the act of murder. You can defend yourself with a culter if it comes to that.

>>31479374
>No, bigger structures.

Pavises?