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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5341690" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Something I would point out here. European swords certainly didn't have blunt tips. One common maneuver was to grab your sword halfway up the blade and stab straight forward, similar to using a spear. Katana are slashing weapons and would certainly not be a very good weapon against European plate armor.</p><p></p><p>Particularly if the other guy had a shield.</p><p></p><p>The ARMA website has loads, and loads, and more loads of information about this sort of thing if you want to get the facts.</p><p></p><p>Flynning, as (Psi)SeveredHead is the rule of cool. The problem is, most of the time, swords were a dueling weapon, not a battlefield one. Often it was the weapon of last resort after your other weapons got lost or broken. Not always, but, often. While Roman Legionaires certainly carried swords, it was spears in battle that they used. The sword was for finishing someone off.</p><p></p><p>But, the other point that got brought up - Katanas do more damage than anything else - is probably the number one reason why they get used so much in RPG's. Why wouldn't you? Totally unrealistic, but, understandable why players would go for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5341690, member: 22779"] Something I would point out here. European swords certainly didn't have blunt tips. One common maneuver was to grab your sword halfway up the blade and stab straight forward, similar to using a spear. Katana are slashing weapons and would certainly not be a very good weapon against European plate armor. Particularly if the other guy had a shield. The ARMA website has loads, and loads, and more loads of information about this sort of thing if you want to get the facts. Flynning, as (Psi)SeveredHead is the rule of cool. The problem is, most of the time, swords were a dueling weapon, not a battlefield one. Often it was the weapon of last resort after your other weapons got lost or broken. Not always, but, often. While Roman Legionaires certainly carried swords, it was spears in battle that they used. The sword was for finishing someone off. But, the other point that got brought up - Katanas do more damage than anything else - is probably the number one reason why they get used so much in RPG's. Why wouldn't you? Totally unrealistic, but, understandable why players would go for them. [/QUOTE]
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