2020年2月18日 · In fact, i would like to state that in real life, throughout history before usage of firearms becoming common in battlefields, using spears was far more common than most people realize, The idea that spears are in many ways superior weapon compared to swords, mace and other non-spear weapons was no secret to historical generals and warriors.

2016年8月27日 · It may be that this character is carrying a special spear type weapon used for 1 on 1 fights which is designed differently than you average weapon. If that is what you have in mind then he might use, as suggested above a collapsible iron spear, designed much like today's collapsible weapons, but with different grips and overall worse iron.

2018年11月9日 · Weapons that demand two hands like scythes, reduce dexterity and agility which detract from their greatest strength. In other words maximize your strengths. This is why cavalry units were never equipped with polearms, scythes, or other two handed weapons. A Naginata. It's a Japanese weapon akin to the spear with other Asian and western variations.

2019年12月30日 · If the spear-like bayonets are ineffective at piercing the hide of the monsters you are fighting or the armour of the races you are fighting, it might make sense to equip your rifles with an axe. An axe would generate far more force when swinging it than you could generate with a thrust, which may be what you need to kill your enemies.

2021年1月11日 · Looking on other sites, it seems like tridents are a farfetched thing as a intentional weapon that isn't just to show off since the same metal used to make the trident could make spears instead. I am not asking for ornamental weapons, nor improvised, and preferably not anything connected to some religion or tradition although that is acceptable.

2020年11月5日 · The closest thing you might be able to get would be a spear-like weapon whose blade could be removed and used like a short sword in close-quarters combat. This fits in line with many historical weapons used by peasants, which were often improvised by attaching bladed farm implements onto the end of a long tool handle .

2016年8月26日 · Muscle Power Many earlier ranged weapons used muscle power to propell projectiles over short distances. It began with throwing stones and spears, but quite soon got supported with levers and slings, creating weaponized slings and spear throwers. They were both quite accurate and quite powerful for the time over shorter distances.

2024年9月6日 · 2. Spear-throwers. If you can turn a 1meter javelin thrown from a spear-thrower/atlatl into a 5meter long pike, you just made most cavalry and heavy infantry obsolete, as there are no knights or armored troops that could survive a hit of something like that. 3. Bows and crossbows: like the spear-thrower, but vastly more dangerous. Sure, a ...

2015年11月6日 · There are tazer-style weapons that fire a self-contained slug instead of keeping the battery in the tazer itself. There are some knives that can fire a spring-loaded blade (Spetsnaz knives) but they are generally single-use. A modern compound bow certainly isn't something primitive or basic - they can be fairly compact, accurate, and powerful.

2022年9月15日 · This traditional Aboriginal Australians' spear thrower often made as multi-purpose tools: often shaped like long narrow bowls to carry food and water, possibly can be used as shields, and many had a sharp stone cutting edge attached to the end of the handle. Another to take a look is wood-with-embedded-edge weapons, such as Macuahuitl.