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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

TLDR- a close formation lets you concentrate your firepower at one point.

Can't they just all aim at the same spot no matter where they're standing?

[–] Anamnesis 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They only had a range of like 50 yards. Split your troops up and they can't aim at the same point because they wouldn't all have the range to hit it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I mean you can still have guys standing further apart than shoulder to shoulder. 50 yards is still something to play with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

On a vast featureless plain, yes. But you won't be overly surprised to learn most battles were fought over some form of terrain, and not a mathematics textbook.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I thought line of sight would be an exceedingly obvious requirement, but I suppose some people need it spelled out for them.