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Q: How to fight an army of skeletons?

BluebloodHow would a standard Roman human army fight a smaller army composed of skeletons? The skeletons are strategic and will reassemble if you cut pieces off. The skeletons came from the army, and retain their combat skills and weapons (most likely gladius and scutum shield). However, if you pulverize ...

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Alexander
Alexander
How quickly do skeletons reassemble? Minutes, seconds, instantaneously? What are the ways to kill or incapacitate a skeleton?
Greenie E.
Greenie E.
Why no just crush their heads? would that work?
BKlassen
BKlassen
There are many questions similar to this, such as Behaviour of Roman army versus zombie horde. Could one of these questions just as easily answer your question?
user535733
user535733
Lots and lots of bones that need to be buried? Release the hounds!
Trevor
Trevor
What chemicals dissolve bone? Pick one of them I guess?
Raditz_35
Raditz_35
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Roman army could mean all sorts of things. Rome existed for almost 1k years, ignoring the east. This is impossible to answer anyways. Warfare is too complex. It would depend on terrain, numbers, time to prepare and previous experience and much much more. Both sides would adapt and try to surprise the other. I think the best way to go for you would be learning about human vs human combat first (is it that different?) and then take an educated guess. You should be able to give a much more detailed description because you would've learned a lot. The more you know, the better your question
Starfish Prime
Starfish Prime
You haven't defined how your skeletons can be "killed".
Pelinore
Pelinore
@StarfishPrime : or otherwise "disabled".
Blueblood
Blueblood
I have edited it to make it more clear. Thank you!
Trevor
Trevor
Question looks good to me now
Blueblood
Blueblood
Thanks, can we bring it back from [on hold]?
Stupidzombiet
Stupidzombiet
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Check out the scene in the world war z the book section were he talks about Roman's face zombies it's some good inspiration
SZCZERZO KŁY
SZCZERZO KŁY
Possible duplicate of What (modern) weapons could be used to destroy skeletal enemies as completely as possible?
Pelinore
Pelinore
@SZCZERZOKŁY : "What (modern) weapons", probably not a duplicate in most people's eyes then.
Separatrix
Separatrix
Comparing modern weapons to a Roman army is definitely not a duplicate.
SZCZERZO KŁY
SZCZERZO KŁY
@Pelinore And the answers are for not modern weapons. Aparts from nuclear bomb. It make no sense to duplicate answers just because the questions is "sligthly different".
Pelinore
Pelinore
@SZCZERZOKŁY : severed bits don't reattach either in that question
Drag and Drop
Drag and Drop
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How strong are the bones hold together? Bones are quite light, they may have less force than a 8 years old. How does the skeletons percieve the word? May I confiscate all the heads and make the army turn into bones pile? If it's magically just a copy of the original, You just have human vs super-immortal-human. Where do one sign to become a super-skeleton? And slave that you don't need to feed.
Grimm The Opiner
Grimm The Opiner
They do not need their heads to work - do they need their heads to see?
Redwolf Programs
Redwolf Programs
Just do it Mr. Krabs style, with a swordfish skull
user17915
user17915
Use dogs. Lots and lots of dogs.
Roel Abspoel
Roel Abspoel
Wel obviously with sticks and stones.. Because sticks and stones may break my bones.. ;)
beppe9000
beppe9000
Related: Evil Dead
leinaD_natipaC
leinaD_natipaC
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Does the skeleton army get horses? Do the skeletons retain other knowledge from when they were alive? Do they fight like romans or will they pull something sneaky like running around until the humans get exhausted?
Mazura
Mazura
good tactics and/or weapons to use : Testudo formation and acid, as mentioned in two separate answers in the 'dupe'. Acid is also one of the answers here.

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