Message from @Schedrevka
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Yeah they have some really unique ones
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Theres quite the variety in melee weapons in SEA for some reason
Some areas just seemed to experiment more. Like india for example
well there''s a pretty big variety just about everywhere really
except the japs, who could only ever figure out 2 melee weapon designs
I mean its them making the most out of their meagre iron deposits
Hey, they had katanas, big katanas, small katanas, katanas on sticks... the list could go on!
Like, bladed, and spears?
That was it.
i really dislike japanese melee weapons, to the surprise of everyone i've ever met
They definitely have a certain elegance to them, but aside from gimmick weapons like kusarigama they really don't have much variety
I think they are overrated. But in their context, it was the best they could do
And I think they did a good job at that
They Ainu people had some interesting sword designs
yeah i'll give them that the design of the katana was effective for the materials they had
I think its reflective of their entire culture. Low metal deposits and quality meant having to make the most out of little.
Isolated nation, meant that they could count on almost everyone using the same designs.
Yeah, they didn't have much as far as resources go, but I think it's mainly their isolationism and traditionalism that led to their stagnant designs
So it became a skill competition, not a tech one
It's very weird that shields weren't ever really used by the lesser armored troops though
Unless you go back to pre-nippon 'japan'
shields were weirdly unpopular in asia
Thats what their armor was for. The only thing they needed shields were against archers.
compared to europe at least
Also the tsuba fucking sucks for hand protection. A simple crossguard adds so much more hand protection than you'd expect
But since, when it came to melee, you want the greater advantage when it comes to weapon handling.
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Shields kinda interfered with taht
katanas being 2 handed weapons kinda makes using a shield difficult tho
Yeah, but most would be using Yari
You need 2 hands to cut with it properly
Not everyone was a Samurai with heavy armor
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Its a damn expensive plastic toy
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oh true