龟甲形连环盾

龟甲形连环盾，簡稱龜甲陣，羅馬人廣泛採用的一種獨有自創戰術；士兵將他們的盾牌連接起來容儼如龜殼，士兵龜縮在殼內，藉此抵禦敵人的襲擊。此戰術的缺點是行軍速度較慢，而且無法一方面攻擊一方面防禦。^[1]

龜甲形連環盾的現代歷史重演

2005年貝里斯騷亂中警方使用的龜甲陣

參考

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.

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