Most Chinamen on /his/ maintain the Chinese had pikemen, yet cannot produce pictures of Chinese pikes in historical use.
>>419476
I...did show a picture of Chinese pike usage. It wasn't in rigid formations like in Europe though due to a more mobile form of war fought in China/Steppes.
>>419476
Even the shorter spear types were pretty long.
![clutching_at_straws[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0Tf1wiq.jpg "clutching_at_straws[1].jpg")
>>419530
>>419540
>cannot produce pictures of pikes in use
>buttrumpled Chinaman
>>419476
>>419558
Chinese and Japanese pirates fighting.
>>419530
It is still period evidence contrary to the Wuxia wishywashy way Chinese popular culture depicts spear usage.
While IRL, it was used pretty much as anywhere else. Since you know, its a pretty effective tactic at keeping cunts at bay.
Even irregular Chinese military entities such as the hodgepodge volunteer army Qi Jiguang gathered for his 1560's anti-pirate did pikes.
>>419560
That looks pretty extreme
>>419562
uuh doesn't count they are on like boats or something
nya nya
t. op
>>419566
>buttrumpled Chinaman
>>419578
Do you mean contemporary for the ancient chinese or for us? It's shitty because they're contemporary for the period. Chinese art wasn't known for its mastery of realism.
>>419530
So, what do you think they were just hauling them around for the fun of it?
>>419578
More "contemporary" art for the Ming.
>>419585
u r already baited
>>419488
Scythes =/= pikes
Did I walk into some dank fresh meme?
>>419560
This is a screenshot from Takeshi's Castle retard
>>419578
>Are there any contemporary illustrations?
I'm afraid the Chinese millitary no longer uses pike formations
U wot? One of the traditional northern kung fu weapons is a pike.
>>420284
It's generally called a Ji, unless it's from the song dynasty. The song called some of their spears Ji. I dont know if they had pike formations but they certainly used "sharp thing on a stick"
>>420303
this looks exactly like the type of pikes that europeans used too
