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<blockquote data-quote="Moon-Lancer" data-source="post: 5347050" data-attributes="member: 35798"><p>by the power of knowledge i cast dispel myth. </p><p></p><p>Plate mail cannot be pierced by a longsword or a Katana. It cannot be cut ether. A knight in armor is killed by slipping the sword between a gap in the armor. This can be done by going to half sword. using the left hand to grip the blade and using it like a short spear.</p><p></p><p>Chainmail could be penetrated with a thrust but not a cut. </p><p></p><p>Movies show plate armor being pierced by swords or people in chain being cut down. Why would they wear armor if it was so easy cut and stab through?</p><p></p><p>The types of sword combat people visualize when they imagine sword fighting is unarmored combat. When armor is introduced everything changes. </p><p></p><p>A katana and longsword have equal thrusting capability, but the longsword had more reach to take advantage of the thrust. The katana has superior cutting ability, but a strike to the head, which is one of the easiest targets to hit in a fight ends the fight regardless of cutting ability. </p><p></p><p>Unarmored combat with the longsword or katana was swift and deadly. It is unlikely for most fights to last any longer then 5 seconds. 5 seconds is an eternity. Most fights would end at the first strike. </p><p></p><p>The katana is made of many layers of metal but the layers are not forged 1 at a time. for example</p><p></p><p>7 layers of metal are placed on top of each other. the metal is cut and folded. Now its 14 layers, then its 28 layers, then its 56 layers, then its 112, 224, 448, 896 etc...</p><p></p><p>so you can easily get up to 1000 layers without folding the metal 1000 times. starting with 7 layers one gets 896 layers folding it only 7 times. </p><p></p><p>The thing is, many cultures came up with this idea of folding metal. the celtic people did it and called it pattern welding. the vikings did it and it was called Damascus. Italy did it by melting the metal and mixing it. They were able to mass produce swords as strong as katanas. </p><p></p><p>The longsword and the katana have evolved and changed shapes to deal with the armor or lack of armor of its time. The katana is a great weapon but its not magical or better. In a fight for my life i would pick a longsword for its cross guards, for its ability to counterstrike with the second edge, and its length.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moon-Lancer, post: 5347050, member: 35798"] by the power of knowledge i cast dispel myth. Plate mail cannot be pierced by a longsword or a Katana. It cannot be cut ether. A knight in armor is killed by slipping the sword between a gap in the armor. This can be done by going to half sword. using the left hand to grip the blade and using it like a short spear. Chainmail could be penetrated with a thrust but not a cut. Movies show plate armor being pierced by swords or people in chain being cut down. Why would they wear armor if it was so easy cut and stab through? The types of sword combat people visualize when they imagine sword fighting is unarmored combat. When armor is introduced everything changes. A katana and longsword have equal thrusting capability, but the longsword had more reach to take advantage of the thrust. The katana has superior cutting ability, but a strike to the head, which is one of the easiest targets to hit in a fight ends the fight regardless of cutting ability. Unarmored combat with the longsword or katana was swift and deadly. It is unlikely for most fights to last any longer then 5 seconds. 5 seconds is an eternity. Most fights would end at the first strike. The katana is made of many layers of metal but the layers are not forged 1 at a time. for example 7 layers of metal are placed on top of each other. the metal is cut and folded. Now its 14 layers, then its 28 layers, then its 56 layers, then its 112, 224, 448, 896 etc... so you can easily get up to 1000 layers without folding the metal 1000 times. starting with 7 layers one gets 896 layers folding it only 7 times. The thing is, many cultures came up with this idea of folding metal. the celtic people did it and called it pattern welding. the vikings did it and it was called Damascus. Italy did it by melting the metal and mixing it. They were able to mass produce swords as strong as katanas. The longsword and the katana have evolved and changed shapes to deal with the armor or lack of armor of its time. The katana is a great weapon but its not magical or better. In a fight for my life i would pick a longsword for its cross guards, for its ability to counterstrike with the second edge, and its length. [/QUOTE]
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