Guys remember that battle that was won thanks to axemen?
Me neither.
Axes were so fucking dog shit no one can even tell any military unit who used them
>inb4 muh vikings
who also happened to use fucking spears besides every weapon is good when you're against unarmed people.
>>1264556
Battle of Moria
Didn't the Varangian Guard use two-handed axes to some extent?
>>1264556
you have your own thread going on about spears mate, why do you need this?
>>1264577
I'd like to remind you that Moria was later overrun by goblins so that further proofs how shit axes are.
>>1264556
The battle of Anon-you're-an-autist-please-stop-we-don't-care.
Axe is a tool not a weapon.
>>1264582
It would kinda work for shock troops/ elite bodyguard
>>1264593
it was finally freed tho
still halberds>axes
>>1264556
Ive used axemen to win hundreds of battles in Medieval 2
>>1264556
Axes only perform well in one on one combat, in individual scattered formations. It's a two handed weapon so no shield, but without the range of halberds/spears. Units would never be fully equipped with axes. Interspersed with other weaponry they can definitely be effective, especially against tougher armour. Combined arms doctrine wasn't really a thing in medieval times though.
>>1264669
In 1v1 swords shit all over them.
>>1264669
>combined arms doctrine
>wasn't really a thing in medieval times
you're retarded and know fuck all about history I bet you think it was like in LOTR when people were just charging at each other hoping for the best
>>1264711
That's what I'm saying you fucking pinhead. Units have fought in organized formations since well before medieval times. The axe doesn't work well in formations so that's why we never see mention of homogeneous axe units in history. If you have evidence of such a unit using nothing but axes then please share.
>>1264835
There is no evidence because axes were piles of fucking shit.
