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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lily Inverse" data-source="post: 232165" data-attributes="member: 4594">What are those details, then?I'd rather use a single weapon like a rapier.  Light, fast, typically punches through heavier armor on a good hit, it would probably go through a much thinner shield with no problems at all.  Also, the greatsword came about to specifically defeat the heavily armoed knights.  Once they were de-horsed, a slash from a greatsword would go cleanly through.  Note how when rapiers and greatswords were showing up (along with firearms) armor started geting lighter so you could get the hell out of the way.Okay, you just called every Samurai who ever lived a fool.  These people were FAST with what was basically a two-handed weapon.  In fact, the whole point of fighting with a katana, a one OR two-handed weapon, was to strike FIRST.  If a samurai failed to do that, they were expected to commit ritual suicide.  Since they also didn't carry shields, what do you THINK they did?You really need to get out there with some historical recreations and try it.  Trust me, it is quite possible to win a fight without a shield.  Moreover, against lighter weapons than those mentioned here armor makes a GREAT difference, otherwise nobody would ever have progressed past stuffing a suit of clothing really full and calling it armor.</blockquote>