tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post1307692861619616652..comments2024-03-22T08:22:53.499+00:00Comments on The Waving Flag: Wargamers’ Myths :: PacesVexilliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06568117694302239705noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post-19295226027095329252009-09-08T13:02:19.535+01:002009-09-08T13:02:19.535+01:00I imagine he meant constant enough for game purpos...I imagine he meant constant enough for game purposes - it oughtn't make much difference to the rules if an element's width is 60 or 55 meters - not absolutely constant.<br /><br />A rather worse issue concerning the 'pace' is that it sometimes refers to the length of a single step (around 75 cm) and sometimes to a double step (around 150 cm; the length from two successive settings down of the same foot). DBMM uses the former, of course, but the Roman military manuals Phil likes to refer to use a <i>passus</i> of 148 cm.Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.com