1) Although spears did exist in Native and Meso American Civilizations, they seemed to be heavily underutilized with said tribes, city states, etc. preferring clubs, axes, maces, bows, and atlatls (javelin launchers).
2) Old World armies for thousands of years had used spear formations, such as Greek hoplites or Swiss pikeman. Before the age of gunpowder and even during the early part of it, these formations of mass spears had several distinct advantages.
3) My questions are:
- If they had the ability to make spears, then why didn't they utilize them in warfare in the same way their old world counterparts did?
- If they did adopt spear formations, how would this affect Native/Meso American Civilizations?
- Would said tactics be more or less effective against early European firearms from the 1500s (not that it matters in the end)?
2) Old World armies for thousands of years had used spear formations, such as Greek hoplites or Swiss pikeman. Before the age of gunpowder and even during the early part of it, these formations of mass spears had several distinct advantages.
3) My questions are:
- If they had the ability to make spears, then why didn't they utilize them in warfare in the same way their old world counterparts did?
- If they did adopt spear formations, how would this affect Native/Meso American Civilizations?
- Would said tactics be more or less effective against early European firearms from the 1500s (not that it matters in the end)?