You can fuck up any predator below 500lbs with a carbon steel European longsword and no other weapon. Wolves? EZ. Lions? No big deal. Tigers? Will be a challenge, but doable still. Bears is where I draw the line because the 4-inch fur+bodyfat armour is hard to penetrate with such a light and nimble weapon. A spear would do the job though. Reminder that cavemen killed animals the size of wolly rhinos with STICKS. Not metal-tipped, solid wooden spears, fucking sticks. And I'm to believe wandering the Indian jungle with my sword is dangerous because tigers and leopards KEK.
hey buddy /k/ is that way I think you boarded the wrong thread..........
> predator
> under 500 lbs
Think again dumbass
Who the fuck would use a fucking sword to kill a Lion?
Real man uses a knife.
the archetype of a warrior is a strong man with a sword
Get yourself the King Henry VIII gear and I wouldn't scoff at your chances against an 800 pound brown bear
If it had spikes on the shoulders, elbows, gautlets, helmet and neck. You need to be able to inflict mortal wounds when you're disarmed and pinned down.
Bears are really strong
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You are more likely to kill one with a crossbow (or spear as in your pic) than with a sword
Bear ain't gonna charge into a halberd
>Bear ain't gonna charge into a halberd
Yes they do. And this is exactly how you kill them at close range
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_spear
"Often it was placed against the ground on its rear point, which made it easier to hold the weight of an attacking beast."
not that anon; to my recollection those were leveraged to the ground instead of waved around the bear letting it know through cuts and pokes it's not gonna be a good thing to charge in
Its hard to tell, but does that bear have an 'Oh shit, I fucked up' look on its face?
Does seem like it
Ok, so its not just me.
btw it's better to hunt them when there is a certain distance. From there it is possible to kill them even with a blowgun
>crossbow
crossbows are weak as shit dude, you fell for hollywood propaganda
A poleaxe is the superior melee weapon, always has always will be.
Back during south american colonization theh would form up formations of men armed with spears to kill jaguars. I don't think swords would be as effective since they don't force much range.
ill keep my ar in 300 blackout
>Lions
>Tigers
Hard disagree. They weight 3x the average person and are 3x as fast. Also, l female lions hunt in packs.
>Wolves
Any reasonably fit and strong person could definitely kill a wolf with a longsword, but they rarely hunt alone.
An adult man can outweigh a lioness. 180-220 pounds is around what your average lioness would weigh.
An average lioness is like 250-300 lbs
Not a blue whale pathetic bitch
>*climbs up to the head and stabs it like in shadow of the colossus*
Heh... nothin personnel, big guy...
Remember that while it's illegal to take geese by way of spear, it's not illegal to take geese by way of sword.
>and no other weapon
Give me a halberd smithed with today's top quality steel and I will murder every animal except elephants and rhinos.
Katanas are known for not being able to cut for shit samurais were mostly archers retard
They're great for cutting unarmed peasants in half, but just like everyone else in history they were more symbols of status and rank and weren't used in battle unless you had literally nothing else left.
>Katanas are known for not being able to cut for shit
They were literally designed to cut leather armor and are exceptional at it. Yes, they're overrated in general but completely dismissing it is just being an asinine iconoclast.
As for archery, guess what? Archery dominated every area of the world it existed. Yes, moreso than spears. That's not an argument, otherwise it would also mean longswords were shit.
This is one of the most retarded takes I've ever seen. Katana were incredibly good, not supernaturally good as some redditors used to think but not as shit as people think either.
Nihonto are made in a very specific way that makes them practical, the hardening makes the edge sharp and hard while the body is softer, giving a great compromise for structural integrity.
Samurai were archers when their wars were just horseback skirmishes. As soon as their wars became more "modern", the bows got ditched, and the clans that still favored the bow instead of firearms got fucked to oblivion. At this point, katana were sidearms, but other major weapons like the naginata or nagamaki were crafted the exact same way, and they were really efficient on the battlefield, efficient enough to coexist with the yari (spears)
The idea of Nihonto is that they're great at cutting stuff and hard to break. The harder edge makes it prone to chipping but makes it stay sharp, while the softer body makes the blade bend instead of breaking, making a blade that is very reliable as it won't go blunt after extensive use nor break in half if misused.
Open a fucking book for once in your miserable life before spouting bullshit
A big pile of misinformation, great.
It's a copypasta.
Get your hands on a Nihonto, even a shitty rust covered wakizashi will be razor sharp. Or better yet, read a fucking book about Nihonto, literally any.
Picrel is about the structure of Nihonto. The hagane would contain more Martensite, while the Shingane is higher in cementite and pearlite which are softer.
I think a katana would be a better choice. They’re folded over a million times by skilled Japanese swordsmiths you know.
That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Bastard Sword" bullshit that's going on in the d20 system right now. Katanas deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that.
I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine katana in Japan for 2,400,000 Yen (that's about $20,000) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. ->I can even cut slabs of solid steel with my katana.
Japanese smiths spend years working on a single katana and fold it up to a million times to produce the finest blades known to mankind.
Katanas are thrice as sharp as European swords and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a longsword can cut through, a katana can cut through better. I'm pretty sure a katana could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple vertical slash.
Ever wonder why medieval Europe never bothered conquering Japan? That's right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Samurai and their katanas of destruction. Even in World War II, American soldiers targeted the men with the katanas first because their killing power was feared and respected.
So what am I saying? Katanas are simply the best sword that the world has ever seen.
Japan fucking banned katanas before ww1
Japan banned katanas half a century before ww1 weeb
The English banned hurling in Ireland because they were afraid of Irishmen with hockey sticks lol.
Lmfao is this a copypasta? Don't tell me this is real autism.
It's both. I believe it's also been edited, because the nippon steel only needs 1000 folds, not a million
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katana are made for slashing.
Against a big animal a sword with a longer reach and better at stabbing is going to be the better choice
I'd want something better for slashing like a falchion or langmesser.
>Reminder that cavemen killed animals the size of wolly rhinos with STICKS. Not metal-tipped, solid wooden spears, fucking sticks.
Yes but it took like 5-10 people for even a single kill
You alone will not be able to do it, retard
The problem is if a big cat is going to eat or attack you its going to pounce from someplace where its off your radar. So its not going to be an honorable 1v1 duel.
Unhonourable little shits
just throw on a bear hunting suit like this. lack of honor returned.
Not an elephant though.
ah yes elephants, I forgot about that <500lbs predator...
What could he even do if you just kept circling and slashing his hind leg??
Elephants are intelligent and won't attack you just to attack you.