A key formation used by the romans against the Germans and the Celtics. To achieve the wedge, the roman soldiers would line up in the shape of an arrow head. the head of the arrow would be a single roman solider. then, once in the triangle, they would wedge themselves into the heart of the enemy, forcing the enemy into close hand to hand combat. due to the length of the German and Celtic swords, the romans "Gladius" was a key component of the wedge because it allowed them a lethal weapon in close combat fighting. In modern times, the wedge formation is used in the Air-force in order to separate enemy fighters into one on one dog fights.
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