 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pavakasangana nevaHoplites, peltasts dzaiitwa nokukanda mapfumo paduku. Kana vaHoplites vakarwisa, vaPeltast vaizodzokera shure. Sezvo vaitakura nhumbi dzakareruka zvikuru kupfuura vaHoplite, kazhinji kazhinji vaikwanisa kunzvenga zvinobudirira, zvikurukuru munharaunda yakaoma. Vaizobva vadzokera pakurwisa kana kudzingirira kwacho kwapera, kana zvaibvira, vachishandisa mukana wokusagadzikana kupi nokupi kwaizovapo pakati pevaHoplites. Mukurwisana neSphacteria, mauto eAtene aisanganisira vapfuri vepfumo 800 uye mapeltasts anenge 800. Thucydides, mu Nhau yeHondo yePeloponnesian, anonyora Ivo vaSpartan hoplites ivo pachavo vakabatwa nepfuti dzakapfurwa kwavari kubva kumativi maviri nemauto akareruka. Kunyange zvazvo ivo vaHoplites vakadzorera shure mauto akareruka chero pavakamhanyira mukati ndokuswedera pedyo, ivo mauto akareruka vakaramba vachirwa kunyange mukudzokera shure, sezvo vakanga vasina midziyo inorema uye vaigona nyore nyore kupfuudza vaivatevera pavhu apo, sezvo nzvimbo yacho yakanga isina kugarwa kusvikira panguva iyoyo, kuenda kwacho kwakanga kwakaoma uye kwakaoma. 