Because this is the Warhammer part of the Forum. This involved the soldiers standing side by side in ranks. The tactic springs from ancient Greek warfare which relied on the Phalanx formation to slowly chew up the enemy. In the testudo formation, the men would align their shields to form a packed formation covered with shields on the front and top. I'd love to use it more often, but it's pointless. Workshop, The Game of Fantasy Battles, the twin-tailed comet logo, and all associated wrong forum for this, I would suggest a redirect or close. In comparison, the phalanx was the primary fighting formation for Hellenistic soldiers. 12:55am I agree, I never bother to use it. Testudo was not the standard fighting formation of the Roman legions. Can you tell me how i remove this discussion? The only weakness i see in the phalanx is the vulnerability to archers. SEGA and the SEGA logo are either It’s easy to see where the “tortoise” formation got its name.

Roman infantry tactics refers to the theoretical and historical deployment, formation, and manoeuvres of the Roman infantry from the start of the Roman Republic to the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

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