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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Funny enough, one ancient source suggests it was an anti-missile measure, and that some arrows would be 'caught' by the mass of spear shafts pointed in the air and deflect/lose momentum. No clue if that's actually viable or if it's just ancient authors spouting off as they sometimes do, lol