RAPID TROOP MOVEMENT

SHIELD WALL DEFENSE / ATTACK

CROSSING FORDS / ENTERING CASTLES

DEFENSE FOR BRIDGES / CHARGES

SENARIO: CROSSING A FORD AGAINST A FORCE.

COLUMN - APPROACH FORD, JAVELINS BEHIND COLUMN.

WALL - AT RIVERS EDGE, JAVELINS DEPLOY PAVISES.

TURTLE - PREPARE TO ENTER FORD, TURTLE ADVANCES ACROSS,AT CONTACT, JAVELINS VOLLEY INTO THE POINT OF CONTACT. TURTLE PRESSES ONTO BANK.

WALL - IS DONE TO KEEP FROM BEING PUSHED BACK. JAVLINS CEASE VOLLEY AND PREPARE TO CROSS RIVER.

PHALANX - DONE WHEN BEACHHEAD EXPANDS. MAY FORM WEGDE TO DRIVE ENEMY FROM BANK.

COLUMN - ENEMY IS DRIVEN AWAY OR DESTROYED, JAVELINS CROSS AND JOIN COLUMN, ANY SIEGE EQUIPMENT SUPPORTS FROM FLANKS OF JAVELINS.

Troop diagrams for Javelineers

This tactic is the most efficient and effective when a small group of

heavies try to overrun the javelineer's position. The javelineers move to

encircle the approaching heavies to throw at them from all sides.

This is one of the heavy infantry support tactics to distract the enemy

while he is engaged in shield wall verses shield wall combat. The

javelineers move from behind the shield wall to the flanks where they can