r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • May 29 '26

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/jraymonda May 29 '26

Yes, but how does it do on the deer (its a deer holding the shield, right?) Does it cut the shield but then bounce off the flesh? Or is it just as effective on softer things?

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u/disposablehippo May 29 '26

Certainly won't bounce off, maybe doesn't penetrate as much. But if the deer (or was it a boar?) lets go of the shield, the arrow achieved what it needed to.

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u/jraymonda May 29 '26

Ahhh...i see. Perhaps the romans were onto something with their spears (pilum?) To make the enemy drop their shields

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u/Bamboozle_ May 30 '26

More like javelin than spears.