Re: (TFT) Interesting re: Thrown Pole Weapons

["Todd Roseberry" <paleryder1@verizon.net>]

I would agree if you're talking about charging. What about the difference 
between throwing the spear and just standing in your hex stabbing/jabbing?

Todd
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John" <johnnyboytmm@juno.com>

> ------: "Todd Roseberry" ---------
> I guess the question is this: Is there any difference in momentum between 
> a
> solidly thrusted javelin/spear vs. one that is thrown?
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>
> since momentum is Mass times Velocity, and a man plus spear has a 
> dramatically bigger mass (say 200 lbs vs 1 lb) I think a charge has a kot 
> more momentum than a throw, unless the thrown spear moves 200 times faster 
> than the thrust spear.
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