Comment on Swords suck, spears are a way more effective weapon

BlazarNGC@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Whorehoarder@lemmynsfw.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So you’re saying, once you lose your advantage you gain a disadvantage? This the kind of religious propaganda that put Atreides on the throne

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  • BlazarNGC@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m just saying you better be hot fire with that spear. Otherwise you’re getting cut.

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    • dwindling7373@feddit.it ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Absolutely not. It’s the other way around there’s a reason any army get spears while swords are just a simbol for nobility.

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      • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That reason is price to produce and skill to wield my dude

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      • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I always find it fascinating the kind of things people will say because they saw a YouTube video once while ignoring all the actual historical context, like the Romans building their empire by fighting spear phalanxes with sword (and javelin) based legions.

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    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      At close range the spear becomes a staff which can block the knife and give a concussion thwack.

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• sylver_dragon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You only get a short time with the pointy end of the spear and then once a sword wielder is inside your range, you’ve got an unwieldy stick and they have a sword. Good for stand off melee maybe but prob not.

  Yes, but getting in close without getting stabbed is really hard.
  Here’s an actual example of modern HEMA folks giving it a lot of goes:
  www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLLv8E2pWdk

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  • jakwithoutac@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This was incredibly nerdy and I loved every second of it

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• Phineaz@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Have you ever fenced against a spear?

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  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I fenced in college against people with slightly longer arms and just that minor difference put me at a huge disadvantage.

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    • Phineaz@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I feel you. I know how many hits I can get in just stabbing at unexpected moments at long range with my sword, with a spear it would be plenty easier.

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