User blog comment:Leolab/Ancient User Tourney, Round 4: Ganzorig (Wass) v Tiberius Proditus (EA)/@comment-5232784-20160608032816/@comment-5078776-20160608041740


 * "Range means survival." A large majority of this argument is irrelevant, since this is neither modern combat, nor do you state why Tiberius, who is certainly the more intelligent fighter, would waste one of his better ranged weapons by throwing it when he's a rather high chance of missing.
 * You and I just disagree here, I suppose- although something I'm bringing up now is that the scutum's size may work against it. All that weight makes utilizing a sword swiftly enough to counter the scimitar difficult sword against sword, so he'll have to continously tank with the shield- putting it under even further strain and increasing the chances of it being beaten down. I do agree with your idea of Tiberius shield bashing Ganzorig, but I also disagree with the idea that Ganzorig is going to stand there and let him- He'll dodge, or swing away to maintain outside the Spatha's reach. It's as much a likely theory as any about this battle, but a shield bash doesn't necessarily leave Ganzorig defenseless.
 * You don't address my main argument here- the chainmail is not going to hold up under extended attacks from steel weaponry. Plus, I find it difficult that these iron weapons will pierce the iron lamellar on top of the silk, leather, and cloth- as well as the warrior fighting Tiberius as he tries to do so. Could it pierce? Perhaps. Could it immediately break through? No, and not at the same rate Ganzorig's weapons can pierce through the chainmail to inflict fatal wounds.