Pike & Shotte - Armoured Pikemen - Warlord Games NEW

Name: Pike & Shotte - Armoured Pikemen - Warlord Games NEW
Brand: Warlord Games

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Pike & Shotte - Armoured Pikemen - Warlord Games NEW\nThe pike blocks were the \u201CQueen of the battlefield\u201D in the 17th century, a solid block of the tallest and stoutest of the infantry and the basis for offensive or defensive actions. It was assumed to be a more ancient and hence more noble weapon than the modern caliver or matchlock muskets that were appearing in greater numbers on the field of battle in the 1600s. The pike itself started with a 16' ash wooden shaft with a secured sharp metal spear head giving the pikeman a lethal reach and when massed together, the ability to fend off either enemy pikemen or as often massed cavalry. A well-equipped pikeman would also have a short but sturdy sword to use at the closest quarters, when the \u2018push of pike\u2019 as it was termed had become a tangled mass. Pikemen were expected to wear a quality headpiece or helmet. Ideally each man would be issued with back and breastplates, which were pistol and sword proof. Front rany