龟甲形连环盾

龟甲形连环盾，简称龟甲阵，罗马人广泛采用的一种独有自创战术；士兵将他们的盾牌连接起来容俨如龟壳，士兵龟缩在壳内，借此抵御敌人的袭击。此战术的缺点是行军速度较慢，而且无法一方面攻击一方面防御。^[1]

龟甲形连环盾的现代历史重演

2005年伯利兹骚乱中警方使用的龟甲阵

参考

1. Simkin, John. Military Tactics of the Roman Army. Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational Publishers Ltd. September 1997 [June 4, 2021]. A modern reconstruction of Roman soldiers in the testudo (tortoise) formation.

伸延阅读

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