• JASN_DE@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      True, but even the earliest commanders usually frowned on spears coming their way which were meant for the enemy.

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        Yeah… but it might have been a good tactic for the really shitty javelin-throwers, so they could make up in range what they lacked in accuracy.

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      5 months ago

      Much like guns, so the Olympic sports of shooting has very little with most guns the average gun owner would have.

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        This is true. That’s why you rarely see hunters use the hammer throw spinning technique used in Olympic shooting.