- 17 May 2017 21:11
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I really don't see your point. Your argument that the Macedonians would somehow totally avoid being attacked by field artillery seems like wishful thinking to me. In fact, the Macedonians would be forced to attack the guns to prevent them from breaking up the phalanx formations over prolonged bombardment (as actually happened at Langport in 1645). This would make the close ranked phalanx even more vulnerable to light artillery such as 6 pdr sakers firing canister shot or ball. The only way to prevent this would be try to pin the enemy's cavalry which would result in a massacre of the Macedonians - Cromwell's cavalry were known as the "Ironsides" for a reason.
Oxymoron wrote:small enough to be mobile but practically once they were setup they did not move for tactical advantage.
I really don't see your point. Your argument that the Macedonians would somehow totally avoid being attacked by field artillery seems like wishful thinking to me. In fact, the Macedonians would be forced to attack the guns to prevent them from breaking up the phalanx formations over prolonged bombardment (as actually happened at Langport in 1645). This would make the close ranked phalanx even more vulnerable to light artillery such as 6 pdr sakers firing canister shot or ball. The only way to prevent this would be try to pin the enemy's cavalry which would result in a massacre of the Macedonians - Cromwell's cavalry were known as the "Ironsides" for a reason.
The concepts "WAR" and "PROGRESS" are now obsolete.