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Why didn't linear warfare armies use shields as mobile cover? Like modern riot shields or Renaissance pavises, they could fire their muskets and duck behind a row of shields to take cover! Surely that would save many lives, and make a unit far more effective, right?

Well, it's easy to come up with such genius ideas from behind one's computer screen! But, such inventions of the mind may not always be so useful as we imagine...

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~~Timestamps~~
Why Not Use Shields? 00:00
Battle Tactics 04:10
Sponsored Section 19:38
Logistics 21:39
How We Approach History 26:40