THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF SPEARS AND LANCES AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DIFFERENT TECKNIQUES FOR USING THEM.
SOME LANCES HAD A SHAFT AND A POINT THAT CAME OFF, THE WARRIOR WOULD RIDE BY AND STRIKE HIS ENEMY THEN PULL THE SHAFT FREE AND RIDE OFF AND PUT ANOTHER POINT ON THE SHAFT AND THEN TAKE ON ANOTHER OPONENT. THIS WAS USED IN ETHIOPIA AS LATE AS WW2 AND PROBABLY IN OTHER AREAS. SO THEY WOULD HAVE HAD SOME SORT OF QUIVER FOR THEIR LANCE POINTS AS WELL AS ONE OR TWO SPARE SHAFTS ON THEIR CAMEL.
I THINK THE BRITISH LANCERS AS WELL AS OTHERS HAD A TECKNIQUE FOR STRIKING AND THEN PULLING THE LANCE OUT AS THEY RODE BY FOR USE AGAIN. IT WOULD OF COURSE DEPEND ON THE BATTLE IF YOU WERE RIDING INTO THE MASS YOU WOULD STRIKE ONE TARGET AND DISCARD THE LANCE AND PULL YOUR SWORD.
JOUSTING LANCES WERE MUCH HEAVIER AND COULD BE USED OVER AND OVER IF THEY DID NOT SHATTER. THEY WERE NOT DESIGNED TO PENETRATE THE ARMOR BUT TO UNHORSE THE OTHER KNIGHT. THE KNIGHT WOULD BE HURT BY THE IMPACT OF THE LANCE AND AGAIN WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND REGARDLESS OF THE ARMOR. A JOUSTING LANCE USED AGAINST SOMEONE WITHOUT ARMOR WOULD NO DOUBT BE FATAL THEY MAY HAVE ALSO HAND ARMOR PIERCING LANCE POINTS FOR BATTLE ? THE RETAINERS KEPT A SUPPLY OF LANCES FOR THEIR KNIGHT AT TOURNEMENTS.
CHARIOTS HAD RACKS FOR HOLDING EXTRA SPEARS AND ARROWS, SO DID WAR ELEPHANTS. FOOTSOLDIERS MAY HAVE CARRIED MORE THAN ONE SPEAR OR MAY HAVE HAD RETAINERS WHO CARRIED BUNDLES OF SPEARS FOR THEM.
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