Message from @Reprehensibletrash
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gunpowder ge arent they
tercios and shit
yeah they are known for them
@Lucienne d'Anwyl Halberds became popular with full plate armor, in the late 1300's and 1400's if I remember correctly. Way before firearms.
their job was to guard the musketeers tbh
yeah that time Spain was strong
musketeers do the real damage
No, I want a greatsword. Zweihanders are far too long, and Asian weapons are far too delicate. I want to take the arm swinging at me, and the weapon holding it, off entirely
but once the medieval-warfare-meta started to flesh out halberds really rose to the top
halberd break enemy morale and stop cavalry
And are the best weapons against armor, which became very popular because not dying is pretty fun.
how is a claymore the right size
if zweihanders are too long for you
the best weapon against armou is the lance
lol
none other
could ever match
the lance
zweihanders are bigger than claymores
kinda requires a horse tho lol
Well yeah but then you need a horse too lol
thats the point
the only thing that can pierce armour
tercios where a military unit basically a regiment made up of companies with different weapons
is a horse
for the most part
halberd/warhammer can
assuming were sticking to melee
i mean really arrows+wall+siege+madstrats > everything
a small point can break
but if you want to pierce their heart
lances all the way
or couched pike
either way
There's no reason I can't stud my guard. I've already got a design for what I'll use
the horse does the work
and
@Kealor what is chainmail if it isnt riveted
but is welded shut
Halberds were the most popular weapons in the late medieval ages, after plate armor became popular. For two reasons - first off they were two-handed weapons, and as you already wore plate you wouldn't need a shield and therefor could use a halberd without much penalty. And second, they were super good against plate armor and on top of that were just really versatile and powerful weapons.