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

• 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 ⁨17⁩ ⁨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 ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The Romans swords were not actual swords.

      They also had shields and that changes things a lot.

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      • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Ugh.

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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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      • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I didn’t say spears didn’t win against swords.

        Spears are easier to wield, it’s a pointy stick. It requires less training to use. Requires significantly less materials to make.

        They are a standoff weapon though, in close combat a sword or small bladed weapon wins. Different tools for different purposes.

        The information I’m parroting is from experts and historians and literature and everything I’ve read over my 4 decades, it’s common knowledge at this point and not really worth “arguing” imo.

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• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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

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