MACEDONIAN PHALANGITES: Victrix 28mm Plastic Miniatures

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Phalangites were pike (sarissa) armed close order infantry. They wore a helmet, greaves, and Linothorax armour with a round rimless shield called an Aspis. This was smaller than the Greek hoplite shield to enable the Phalangite to wield the pike in both hands when in combat.
We have included two types of helmet styles in the set. There are the Phrygian style with no side crest to represent the line Phalanx units. We also added a helmet with side feather which could be used for file leaders. There are also helmets with side crest to represent the Hypaspists if you choose to have these armed as Phalangites.

Tactically both Phillip and Alexander used the Phalanx to pin the enemy, then delivered the hammer blow with the Companion cavalry (they will be coming in plastic). Alexander took 9,000 Phalangites with him on his Persian expedition and joined these with the bridgehead forces of Parmenion sent a year ahead.

This set contains 24 Macedonian Phalangite pikemen infantry and 3 command.