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A formation in which heavy infantry, with a circular shield in their left hand and a spear in their right,
huddled together in an approximately 8x8 square. Mostly,
 the rookies would be at its center, while the veterans lined up right in front or at the back, but the most battle-hardened solders were placed on the right, since half of their bodies were exposed. While attacking, a phalanx followed an audible rhythm to avoid breaking formation. In battle, around a hundred soldiers would huddle together in this formation and attack the enemy from above their shields. When the soldiers in front fell, those behind them stepped forward to take their place. Also, those in the back could also deflect enemy arrows and such by raising their spears, making the phalanx a very flexible formation.
However, the immobility of each phalanx made them only suitable for use in flat, open spaces. It also had its weaknesses, like being susceptible to attacks from the flanks or the rear.
Most of a phalanx's offensive power was focused at its front, and in a melee, its limited mobility meant it couldn't adapt, and thus wasn't viable in tactics requiring agility. In later years, the formation was used to shore up armies that started out with a numerical disadvantage.
Eine Formation, in der schwerbewaffnete Infanterie
mit rundem Schild in der linken und Speer in der rechten Hand
in etwa 8x8 Vierecke zusammengepfercht wurde.
In den meisten Fällen befanden sich die Anfänger in der Mitte
und die Veteranen an der rechten Front oder hinten.
Die kampferprobtesten Soldaten aber wurden rechts aufgestellt,
da ihr halber Körper ungeschützt war.
Während eines Angriffs folgte die Phalanx einem hörbaren Rhythmus,
um einen Formationsbruch zu verhindern.
Im Kampf wurden etwa 100 Soldaten in dieser Formation zusammengepfercht
und griffen den Feind von oberhalb ihres Schildes an.
Fiel ein Soldat an der Front,
übernahm einer seiner Hintermänner.
Die hinteren Soldaten lenkten zudem gegnerische Pfeile ab,
indem sie ihre Speere erhoben,
was die Phalanx zu einer sehr flexiblen Formation machte.
Die Immobilität der einzelnen Phalangen erlauben
jedoch nur Kämpfe in flachen, offenen Gebieten.
Sie waren schwach gegenüber Angriffen
von den Flanken oder von hinten.
Die größte Angriffskraft wurde auf die Front fokussiert.
Im Gedränge erlaubte die eingeschränkte Mobilität wenig Flexibilität,
was Strategien, die Geschwindigkeit voraussetzten, nicht umsetzbar machte.
In späteren Jahren wurde die Formation genutzt,
um Armeen zu stützen, die zahlenmäßig unterlegen waren.
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Una formazione di fanteria pesante, con scudo circolare
nella mano sinistra e lancia nella destra, raggruppata in
quadrati di circa 8x8. I più inesperti stavano al centro, i
veterani nelle file frontali o nel retro, e i soldati più
competenti sul lato destro, dove metà del loro corpo
rimaneva esposto. In attacco, la falange seguiva un ritmo
ben udibile per evitare di rompere la formazione. In
battaglia, circa un centinaio di soldati si raggruppavano in
questa formazione e attaccavano il nemico da sopra gli
scudi. Quando i soldati della prima fila cadevano, quelli
dietro di loro avanzavano per prenderne il posto. Inoltre,
i soldati delle linee posteriori potevano respingere le
frecce e attacchi simili alzando le loro lance. Tuttavia, la
scarsa mobilità la rendeva adatta solo negli spazi aperti,
ed era vulnerabile agli attacchi laterali o da dietro. Il suo
potere offensivo era frontale, ed era inadatta alle
strategie che richiedevano agilità. Negli ultimi tempi fu
usata per sostenere le formazioni in svantaggio numerico.
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