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Originally Posted by Inziladun
Deja vu.
The Rammas may have been more of a morale booster to the Minas Tirith denizens than a serious defense. As Morth said, trying to keep such a barrier fully manned would have required more soldiery than Minas Tirith could muster, and if it was tried anyway, once invaders overcame the wall there would have been little between them and the City.
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The wall was meant to impede invaders, not stop them. A series of redoubts (like the Causeway Forts along the road to Osgiliath), could be defended for a time, but it was simply a delaying tactic. As a historical example, Hadrian's Wall in Northern England was never fully defended, nor was it meant to be. But there were
milecastles supported by troops.