the shooting of bronze weapons
In a very long period of time, the war between the Greeks, the role of the lightly armed soldiers is only an auxiliary Heavy combat, shooting soldiers only in rare circumstances, such as the use of terrain to be able to killer Heavy, while Heavy maintain their close formation, safely through the threatened area to enter enemy territory Shi ravaged. Greek plains are very narrow and can not afford the destruction of the enemy in the first eight century to the 5th century before, whether voluntary or forced, Heavy fighting has become a unique engagement model. Although there is an opportunity, fighting Greeks strongly with a variety of strategies, such as the night, circuitous, and so to beat his opponent, combat but eventually tend to become violent hedge between the two heavy infantry phalanx. The oldest china bronze become hot again and are favored by a mass of people.
However, not have heavy armor can be invincible. Not well trained, and indispensable discipline and courage, the armor can not guarantee victory. We are all familiar example is the Song Dynasty, Song Dynasty has such a perfect armor, but its army is the most often happens is completely annihilated. The power of the Greek heavy infantry from the perfect combination of strength, courage, and equipment. The large number of fine quality, especially the phoenix bronze sculpture statue is particularly valuable. Greek to implement a system of citizen soldiers, citizens out compared to the soldiers, into the people (Sparta and a few other city-states an exception). As heavy infantry the subject is a farmer, as well as handicrafts. Their physical strength is strong, but only the general level of farmers’, due to its amateur nature, training, only a general standard (but stronger than through the universal sports, Greek physical peoples of the dictatorship). Play a decisive role is their extraordinary bravery.
Therefore must be a Greek city-state political and economic understanding. Greece with other countries is very different from each city-state form of government, is basically a republic and democracy. The two systems, the artisans are free for their own labor and political rights (this is the situation in the Baltic Ben Nisa before the war). Apparently, they freed slaves craftsmen and national artisans (in ancient times, they are actually the country’s slave) labor enthusiasm is much much better life, the mind should be flexible and strengths of many – free men than slaves one. Therefore, to create a good product is less strange. In comparison to the fine crafts on the assembly line, the hand-made china bronze sculpture is perfectly made. And craftsmen each city-state has a lot of so Tongjia equipment is a lot of.
To protect themselves, except for the helmet and breastplate, shin A Greek heavy infantry equipped with a large buckler. Armor combine to produce a significant effect: the shooting of bronze weapons in most cases, heavy infantry has no significant effect. The former century, a century before the emergence of Roman armor, Greece Tongjia, played a decisive role in the field, regardless of the opponent how “sudden, arrows”, the heavy infantry always able to calm the attack. Shooting soldiers, because their mobility is better (thanks to pack light thanks to) catch up with them is impossible, but the heavy infantry to deal with time-tested tactics of shooting soldiers, pointing to the command center or formation weaknesses, to launch a strong assault, if the other firm Heavy as the front hub, usually blow is enough to destroy it. Marathon, Plataea, and even to some extent in Gaugamela, is true. The replicas of the bronze sculpture basically hand-made have kept labor traces in a great sense.
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