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

• BlazarNGC@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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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    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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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      • dwindling7373@feddit.it ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The Romans swords were not actual swords.

        They also had shields and that changes things a lot.

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    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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

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      • dwindling7373@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’m not an expert, are you? All the in dephts historical weapon stuff I met in my life has told me and confirmed me spears win against swords.

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  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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