vatniksplatnik@lemm.ee to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-22 months agoIt’s kinda insane how warfare was just lining up and shooting at each other until someone came along and said “Nah”i.postimg.ccimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1123arrow-down1imageIt’s kinda insane how warfare was just lining up and shooting at each other until someone came along and said “Nah”i.postimg.ccvatniksplatnik@lemm.ee to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareanton@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoHaving many guys with pointy sticks (muskets with bayonets in this case) was still the best way to defend against cavalry. Having one big blob of people with pointy sticks also enabled charges to rout the enemy and stoped them from doing it to you.
Having many guys with pointy sticks (muskets with bayonets in this case) was still the best way to defend against cavalry.
Having one big blob of people with pointy sticks also enabled charges to rout the enemy and stoped them from doing it to you.