Early City-State Spearmen II wood shoots as a Light Automatic

shoots as a Light Automatic Cannon on a rotating platform

Sadly for the romantics amongst us

the Polish Cavalryman was no fool

hence the name

With a fearsome  flash of flame and the howling of a banshee wail they caused terror when used in large numbers

Early City-State Spearmen II wood shoots as a Light AutomaticThese are the Sumerian Spearmen as seen on the Stele of Vultures from the city of Lagash. From the Stele it appears they are ranked up 8 men wide by 6 files deep. It is possible that the front rank spearmen did not carry a spear, but rather carried only an axe and a large body shield to protect the rear ranks of the phalanx. However, this is purely dependant on how the Stele is interpreted, as there is no other source of pictorial evidence. They are