Let's settle this once and for all.
Katana vs broadsword, who wins?
Katanas are better for unarmored targets
Broadswords are better for armored targets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWiaRhQDZFE
>>339040902
a broadsword would probably be better for both actually?
>>339040902
Katanas cut external better, broadswords will break what's inside and possibly rip flesh
>>339040959
>Katana vs broadsword who wins?
>SHIELD BASH TO THE FUCKING FACE
>>339041168
>Katanas cut external better
Broadsword
>Some designs incorporate a basket hilt, which provides excellent arm protection
>Designed to be used one handed
>Excellent reach for a one handed sword
>Intended to be used as a slashing weapon, but can be used for thrusting to some success, while easily pierce through an unarmored target, can find some gaps in armor.
Katana
>The tsuba offers literally no hand protection
>An almost pure slashing weapon, can thrust but its fat blade makes it an ineffective thrusting weapon versus any hard armor
>Slashing against armor is utterly useless
>Can be wielded one handed, but its weight and design makes it awkward. Clearly intended as a 2 handed weapon
>Abysmal reach for a weapon that is designed for 2 hands.
>Very costly and time consuming to make.
>Relies on drawing cuts to maximize its design, meaning you have to be close to your target to get the most out of the blade.
Its a weapon of war versus an art piece. There is a reason the samurai went into battle with bows and spears.
no love for leaf bladed swords?
Broadswords, katanas are too heavy and inefficient. Broadswords are more diverse and more protective.
>>339043218
What is the actual point in this design, or is it just decorative?
Other than decreasing the weight by slimming the part of the blade that probably won't be used in a cut, I can't see any purpose, unless it's a balance thing.
>>339040818
Polearm.
>>339040818
>tackle unarmed samurai fucboi
>beat him to death with metal fists
>>339043430
It decreases the weight, makes the blade structurally stronger, and uses less material. This means you can make blades with less material or make longer blades that are easier to use.
>>339043557
How will you tackle him when he effortlessly dodges your lumbering tackle and slices your head off?
>>339043430
Slashing I think, makes for more fluid motions in addition to being able to reliably thrust
>>339043632
also this, but they only needed to make it stronger because they used bronze at the time of it's conception
But due to the shape, xiphos were actually shorter weapons
No clue about more recent versions of the style, though
>>339043430
>bringing Zankantou into a sword thread
Anon that's not fair, literally nothing can stand up to the damn thing
>>339040818
Spear beats them all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLWzH_1eZsc
Unpopular opinion:
>uchigatana is the best sword in dark souls
>>339044287
what a shitty edit
>>339042893
To be fair, bows and spears pretty much dominated warfare in any part if the world.
>>339043894
>literally nothing can stand up to the damn thing
Step up.
>>339044410
Claymore is better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDkoj932YFo
Eurocucks BTFO
>>339044287
Nice try weeb
>>339044680
Anon the only reason you think that is because SRX and Daizengar never clashed, you know very well that SRX would get trashed in a fight
>>339044924
Why did America start using katanas?
>>339045052
>SRX losing to DGG project garbage
>No T-LINK capability
>Sword made of machine cells not Zol Orihalcum
Go away Zengar, you'd lose to Rishi in your old unit, let alone the SRX.
>>339043430
Balancing it more towards the point and giving it a wider, curved edge makes it better for chopping
If a khopesh is halfway between axe and sword then a lead blade is 1/4 of the way
>>339045338
Zengar would probably still win just because he's Zengar
He was a monster in Alpha Gaiden and the fact he managed to surpass that version enough to crash a dome meant to survive the apocalypse is extremely impressive
Not to mention he's got years more experience. Him losing to Rishu is unfair because Rishu is even more broken than Zengar.
>>339045338
psst.Orgone Swords
my annie mays say kanoodles beat guns it must be true because i love juhpan
plus they are made of magic dumbasscus steel 10,000 times stronger than europe steel folded 1,000,000 times
so they beat baka gaijan sword
