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==== Weaponry ====
=== Tactics ===
When the sound of battle is loud enough, a squadleader may decide to give his commands by banging his spear against his shield in a certain rhythm, which different rhythms meaning different commands.{{book ref|sa1|47}}
 
The Weeping is a common time for military campaigns.{{book ref|sa2|79}}
 
==== Formations ====
The Alethi make use of a wide variety of formations. One such formation is a formation called ‘pincer pattern’. This formation looks, as the name suggests, like a pincer, the formation is meant to distract and then destroy an enemy target. The troops at the side generally distract the target while the troops in the middle go for the kill. Pincer pattern is meant to be used by a large number of men, like a full squad.{{book ref|sa1|47}}
 
Another formation is called the trident formation, this is a small-squad battlefield formation used by spearmen. The men, or man, in the middle hold(s) the target’s attention while those on the outside attack from the flanks.{{book ref|sa2|32}}
==== Shardbearer tactics ====
 
==== Communication on the battlefield ====
When the sound of battle is loud enough, a squadleader may decide to give his commands by banging his spear against his shield in a certain rhythm, whichwith differentparticular rhythms meaning differentparticular commands.{{book ref|sa1|47}}
 
=== Training ===
==== Drills ====