A pike is a simple polearm. It is basically a very long two-handed thrusting spear used extensively by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended to be thrown.
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| - A pike is a simple polearm. It is basically a very long two-handed thrusting spear used extensively by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended to be thrown.
- A pike was a type of hand-held melee weapon. This weapon was a long thrusting spear with a shaft supporting a spearhead. On Rigel VII, this was one of the weapons available to a Kalar warrior. The spearhead was shaped like a clover leaf. The connection between spearhead and shaft had feathers attached to it. Some of these weapons were decorated with a banner. During his skirmish with one of these warriors in 2254, in an illusion created by the Talosians, Captain Christopher Pike chose a mace over this weapon. (TOS: "The Cage" , "The Menagerie, Part II" )
- Near the pike head it is affixed with metal strips or "cheeks" to hold the head in place. The pike would be unwieldy in close combat. This would mean that the wielder would have to have another hand weapon such as a dagger, mace or short sword if the battle turned into a toe-to-toe melee. However, they tried to avoid such disorganized combat as a pikeman would be at a disadvantage. They had either no shield, or a very small shield that had a strap so they could strap it in their arm, similar to that of most Macedonian troops.
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| - A pike is a simple polearm. It is basically a very long two-handed thrusting spear used extensively by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended to be thrown.
- Near the pike head it is affixed with metal strips or "cheeks" to hold the head in place. The pike would be unwieldy in close combat. This would mean that the wielder would have to have another hand weapon such as a dagger, mace or short sword if the battle turned into a toe-to-toe melee. However, they tried to avoid such disorganized combat as a pikeman would be at a disadvantage. They had either no shield, or a very small shield that had a strap so they could strap it in their arm, similar to that of most Macedonian troops. Most pike tactics would involve the wielder to kneel on one knee and drive the end of the pike into the ground at an angle. This would create a line of pikes impossible to charge at. If the horsemen did charge, the horse would keel at the sight of the wall, and quickly turn away, as horses are innately cautious of bad terrain. The pikes have their own weakness; they are heavy and hard to turn while holding one. If the battle was on somewhere other than a flat plain, then the cavalry could hide and end up behind the majority of the pike formation. They were used at the Fords of Isen by the Uruk-hai, but not in the Battle of the Hornburg as seen in Peter Jackson's movies.
- A pike was a type of hand-held melee weapon. This weapon was a long thrusting spear with a shaft supporting a spearhead. On Rigel VII, this was one of the weapons available to a Kalar warrior. The spearhead was shaped like a clover leaf. The connection between spearhead and shaft had feathers attached to it. Some of these weapons were decorated with a banner. During his skirmish with one of these warriors in 2254, in an illusion created by the Talosians, Captain Christopher Pike chose a mace over this weapon. (TOS: "The Cage" , "The Menagerie, Part II" )
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