The halberd, despite being delicious in all of it's utilty, is a jack-of-all trades.
Knower of all, master of **** all.
Knower of all, master of **** all.
Romans- Spear and javelin. Short sword as sidearm.Blaster395 said:Actualy, the main weapon used has changed over time.Del-Toro said:Considering that most medieval soldiers wielded them primarily with swords being the the domain of nobility, and usually then as a sidearm, kind of like a pistol to a modern soldier, with the halberd being the service rifle, that's not too hard to believe.
Romans had the Gladius, a short sword.
Vikings used axes and swords
Swords were more common for a time
Then by the 1400's you were either a knight, archer, or anti-knight guy. That means you used a pike. These were used commonly up until about 1700's, when rifles with bayonets were more effective.
You might be thinking of the battle of Crecy, where the British Longbowmen were the first people ever to stop a full french cavalry charge. At that time the French cavalry was one of the most renowned in Europe for being general badasses, and it was a tremendous upheaval of power. But you are right that polearms were anti-cavalry weapons, and devastating at their job, but they made sub-standard anti-infantry weapons, and stopped you from fighting with a shield.Owlslayer said:Yeah, i remember how my history teacher told about that.
Back at that time the cavalry was unbelievably powerful. And then came these, that raped all the cavalry dead. The halberd had great reach and pulled a person off a horse asap. And If you're wearing a load of armor, try getting up. Seriously, the armor was really, really heavy.
I think there was some sort of battle even, when for the first time, a bunch of footmen beat a bunch of heavily armored horsemen, using these weapons. But my memory might be shitty.
yeah, just think of all the killing you'll be able to do with your magnifying glass, nail file or corkscrewApocalypse Tank said:too bad the Swiss army knife was invented
No, i think it was some other battle, on a smaller scale. Though i know the battle you're talking about. I think they used heavier arrow-points so longbow+aim upwards+gravity= arrow straight trough heavy armor. Or some thing like that.Hero in a half shell said:You might be thinking of the battle of Crecy, where the British Longbowmen were the first people ever to stop a full french cavalry charge. At that time the French cavalry was one of the most renowned in Europe for being general badasses, and it was a tremendous upheaval of power. But you are right that polearms were anti-cavalry weapons, and devastating at their job, but they made sub-standard anti-infantry weapons, and stopped you from fighting with a shield.Owlslayer said:Yeah, i remember how my history teacher told about that.
Back at that time the cavalry was unbelievably powerful. And then came these, that raped all the cavalry dead. The halberd had great reach and pulled a person off a horse asap. And If you're wearing a load of armor, try getting up. Seriously, the armor was really, really heavy.
I think there was some sort of battle even, when for the first time, a bunch of footmen beat a bunch of heavily armored horsemen, using these weapons. But my memory might be shitty.
That's what the long, pointy end of a polearm is for, keeping a sword-wielder from getting close.green_dude said:Halberds are cannon fodder weapons, in a one on one I think a sword would be much better.
You're thinking of a pike, which is technically a different weapon. Halberds were only about 5-6 feet long and would not be as effective against charging horsemen. Halberds were used more like two-handed axes, but with the added benefit of range, power, and a more versatile head.Hero in a half shell said:Each medieval weapon had a specific purpose for a particular purpose, halberds were anti-cavalry if I remember correctly, but were bad to use in cramped conditions because they were very long. Soldiers usually carried 2 or 3 melee weapons, that is where the idea of a side-arm came from.
It might be the Battle of the Golden Spurs. Flemish footmen with spears and clubs called goedendags defeated the French heavy cavalryOwlslayer said:No, i think it was some other battle, on a smaller scale. Though i know the battle you're talking about. I think they used heavier arrow-points so longbow+aim upwards+gravity= arrow straight trough heavy armor. Or some thing like that.Hero in a half shell said:You might be thinking of the battle of Crecy, where the British Longbowmen were the first people ever to stop a full french cavalry charge. At that time the French cavalry was one of the most renowned in Europe for being general badasses, and it was a tremendous upheaval of power. But you are right that polearms were anti-cavalry weapons, and devastating at their job, but they made sub-standard anti-infantry weapons, and stopped you from fighting with a shield.Owlslayer said:Yeah, i remember how my history teacher told about that.
Back at that time the cavalry was unbelievably powerful. And then came these, that raped all the cavalry dead. The halberd had great reach and pulled a person off a horse asap. And If you're wearing a load of armor, try getting up. Seriously, the armor was really, really heavy.
I think there was some sort of battle even, when for the first time, a bunch of footmen beat a bunch of heavily armored horsemen, using these weapons. But my memory might be shitty.
They're metal-reinforced staves with the capacity of axes, spears, and staves. They're effective formation, anti-cavalry, and personal defense weapons. Maybe you're thinking of the pike?DeadSp8s said:the halberd is a specialized weapon.
Not really. "Swords" as a whole might be, but the only single sword that approaches halberd levels of versatility is probably the European bastard sword.the sword is the most "versatile", by far.