Melee preferences

Sounds familiar... DF?


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I have no real training with any melee weapons, so I'd go for brass knuckles because I at least have an some idea on how to do boxing.

If I have to choose from the weapons stated in the first post, I would prefer both the knife and the mace.

Cool, rapier, dueling got famous on west probably when wars got lessened. I kinda recall that our country's national hero's favorite sport is fencing.

Now, they kinda aim for the heart, so something can fit through rib cage, they uses cloak to hide the blade, they also add buckler or gauntlet, cool, a substitute for parrying and you can hold blades as well since I've been seeing thin blade get broken in tv shows.

hmm if my only choices were those , ide go with a sword(Greatsword(HUGE friggin sword)) but what I would like would be a Giant Heavy Battle-Axe , they have so much devastating force and can hardly be even blocked and will chop anything with ease

Mace or Warhammer would be my weapons of choice. As cool as swords and Katanas are, I'd prefer to bash the guys skull or ribcage in rather than slicing him to shreds.
I look at it this way, if I can hit with a Warhammer with some level of proficiency I could hit my enemy anywhere to knock him down and leave him heavily injured and have impending doom down upon him them with the 2nd blow of my mighty Hammer. I more of the "One-Hit Wonder" kind of guy.

Question is, are you fast enough to pull off a hit? Maces, warhammers, or axes are notoriously heavy... a person wielding a sword would strike/stab you first before you're finished winding up for a strike with a mace/warhammer/axe.

Maybe if 2 armored guys fight, sword to armor vs. hammer to armor. I think sword would require much more winding than hammer to penetrate armor quickly while hammer would destroy armor and get enemy dizzy and they are heavy enough not to avoid it.

I just knew it from encyclopedia that mace is used to armored enemies.

BTW, a knight's equipment are, Spear: While on horse(fighting in horse might only be good if the knight's currently ignored in battle otherwise they'll chop his leg, IMO though), Mace: against armor, Sword: against unarmored, Shield: I haven't read the use but I think if you use it for blocking and parrying, you can keep you sword sharp rather than make it collide with metal, it would dull.

A katana preferably about 4 shaku with a decent fold to the blade or a lance with a slit on one end for catching blades

correct g-money... thats the BIG drawback in heavy weapons. they require charging times, or so to say a room of time for you to gather your strength and bash or crush... a swordsman requires less of the time to gather enough strength to slice and has the significantly better reaction time (save for the heavy blades) although the maces, warhammers or battleaxes have greater force and impact in just one swing, in contrast to the swords that have less crushing power but have a high power to swing and cut. the battleaxe is a different story, however. it is similar to the warhammer in several ways, but the axe has one special quality, its cleaving effect. once it strikes you, the axehead will cling to your body, adding more damage and if you pull it out from that body, more damage will ensue.

yup the mace is effective vs. armored units because it is known to ba an armorcrusher. strike an opponent wearing plate armor or chainmail, well the impact of the hit will cause one of the plates to be crumpled, the chainmail links flying and of course you get a lot of hurt in the end strike.

for the spear you have the advantage of range... like the scythe you are out of harms way while striking your opponent from afar but at a loss when the enemy is up close.

azreli is partly right. some swords can be damn heavy (as i experienced it with the nodachi, man you need to strain your arms and torso just to make a powerful cutting swing) and requires part of your body's stamina level just to hold and swing it. long range combateers CAN be effective if they are out of striking range. however if an opponent gets close (lets say an agile fighter that wields a knife) to him, well thats a whole problem.

MY PREFERRED MELEE WEAPON IS A BAYONET SO I CAN JUST SHOOT THE FUCKIN NIGGA WHEN HE ISNT IN STABBING RAGE

i'll be using something like this, it's in my blood to use this

Ubersaw, that way I get my ubercharge up quickly to help my heavy buddy.



...what?

i've never seen a very ornamented kriss before... if i remember correctly the kriss is an amazing weapon in the indonesian islands (i think) due to its weight and the design of the blade. a well made kriss can be compared to a katana in sharpness and durability. the most prominent feature of the kriss is its wavy blade, and there is a similar looking blade in the philippines, though i dont know the name of that sword....

a bayonet is a type of knife thats attached to the muzzle of a gun, correct? well what if your gun is empty? you can use the bayonet as a knife itself though, but with certain limits because most bayonets are longer than standard commando knives.

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Totally a rat-flail.

In all seriousness though, I would have to say a kusarigama.

For those who don't know what a kusari gama is:

I think its also called a "Kriss"

Two weapons:

1) The Falx

The two-handed falx was a pole-arm. It consisted of a three-feet long wooden shaft with a long curved iron blade of nearly-equal length attached to the end. The blade was sharpened only on the inside, and was reputed to be devastatingly effective. However, it left its user vulnerable because, being a two-handed weapon, the warrior could not also make use of a shield. It may be imagined that the length of the two-handed falx allowed it to be wielded with great force, the point piercing helmets and the blade splitting shields - it was said to be capable of splitting a shield in two at a single blow. Alternatively, it might used as a hook, pulling away shields and cutting at vulnerable limbs.

2) The Falcata

The Falcata has a one edged blade that pitches forward towards the point, the edge being concave on the lower part of the sword, but convex on top. This shape distributes the weight in such a way that the falcata is capable of delivering a blow with the momentum of an axe, while maintaining the cutting edge of a sword.

first in what i know, the falcata is a version of the reputed falchion blades. it has also proven its effectiveness in fights and it is most commonly used by marauders and elite fighters. its shape is truly remarkable in a fine sword because noted for its sturdiness and most favored among the falchions.

the falx was truly an effective weapon vs. heavy shielded units, lightly armored units and very useful in breaking shield formations (where guys line up and show set their shields, the roman testudo or phalanx as an example). it was duly noted that the wielder was virtually defenseless, so they mostly used a band shield (a small buckler thats strapped to the forearm) for defense against arrows, swords and others. however it takes several blows for a falx to break a shield (if poorly made and treated)

My preferance is a Short-sword, such as a machette, held back-handed against my arm, blade obviously facing out. I'm what little experience I've had with sword fighting, It's a very usefull defensive style which allows the wielder to hold a second shortsword in the otherhand conventionally.

I will use kusarigama if I'm a videogame character though XD. I guess my favorite heavy stuff is just good on armor XD, I kinda remember on encyclopedia knights brings multiple weapon at a time, so maybe after they defeated armored guys, they switch to sword.

But a tactic I'm interested in is having the heavy headed one at all time and win.

How ever, I consider that on spears though often get wooden handle, can take advantage of the enemy's blunt side of weapon to parry it with the closer wooden part followed by a strike of the head of spear. Just what I see on spear rotating.

yeah that thing can grapple a sword and take it away from your hands, and also he can close in for the kill while you are still wound up by the chain. i remembered the kusarigama when i was sparring with my uncle... tried a direct slash (i was using two kodachi) and instead got my right forearm wounded up by the chain and got pulled towards him and ended the session... the heavy weapons you prefer gentlepervert are not only effective armorcrushers/piercers, but they can do a helluva damage to an unarmored victim.

when the mace, warhammer or battleaxe strike you, the weapon not only slowly destroys your armor but so great is the impact you will be swung aside when the strike occurs (like if you were hit by the side, im sure as hell you wont be standing after that)