shock effect

warfare

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In military technology: Antiquity and the classical age, c. 1000 bce–400 ce
Also, the shock cavalry of Philip and Alexander was an exception so rare as to prove the rule; moreover, their decisiveness was made possible by the power of the Macedonian infantry phalanx.) Heavy infantry remained the dominant European military institution until it was overthrown in the 4th…
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