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Wider Wargaming => Genre/Period Discussion => Ancients to Renaissance (3000BC - 1680) => Topic started by: notmatthew on 13 May 2020, 05:01:53 PM

Title: How long are your sarissas?
Post by: notmatthew on 13 May 2020, 05:01:53 PM
Hello!

I am using Pendraken phalangites from the old line for wars of the Hellenistic age.  My initial units were assembled with 30mm pikes provided by Leon.  Now I have a few units of magister pikes as I needed a more Eastern look.  Magister has 50mm pikes.

How long do you think the sarissa should be at 10mm scale for 350-150 BCE?  Pics if you have them!


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Title: Re: How long are your sarissas?
Post by: Ithoriel on 13 May 2020, 05:21:34 PM
The sarissa was between 4m and 6m long. Assuming Pendraken figures are 1/150 scale that puts the scale length at 27mm - 40mm.
Title: Re: How long are your sarissas?
Post by: steve_holmes_11 on 24 June 2020, 08:16:51 PM
Those 50mm pike guys are trying to compensate for something.
Title: Re: How long are your sarissas?
Post by: FierceKitty on 25 June 2020, 02:02:43 AM
Over shorter periods and in a more limited geographical range, pikes have varied considerably. Given that Hellenes could seldom agree about anything, I'd say there was probably no right or wrong or exceptional or standard length.
Title: Re: How long are your sarissas?
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 25 June 2020, 05:31:43 AM
Certainly in later periods the pikemen cut down thier weapons
Title: Re: How long are your sarissas?
Post by: Orcs on 20 October 2020, 09:03:20 AM
Longer pike make handling and positioning on the table top rather tricky