If you think about it, a halberd is just a defective, meaty trebuchet
this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2024
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Gonna need some help working out that one.
Heresy!
Idk man I quite like the simplicity of the goedendag
A good day to you too
yeah it's pretty light and meaty in comparison. I myself prefer the crunchwrap supreme
Based and Flanders-pilled.
I know this is a meme... buuuuuuut the halberd is a specialized weapon that excels in its role and almost no where else. The spear, however, is versatile and useful in most combat situations.
Obviously the Poleaxe is the superior weapon.
The glaive is the coolest polearm and I will brook no disagreement.
Us pointy stick fanciers have some words
What is specialized role of halberd?
Seems a weapon that long should be thrusted, and being a bit lighter would help with aim/retraction and retrusts. Using a super long axe seems impractical, hence my first question.
Halberd is a kind of specialized multitool. It's for fighting in formation, looser than pikes, but still fairly close-order. The point allows it to stab and repel riders, the hook for dismounting any riders who feel like lingering too long, and the axehead for the killing blow on infantry or dismounted cavalry.
Think of it as the difference between a Swiss Army Knife and an everyday survival knife. The Swiss Army Knife will do some things better than the survival knife, but the survival knife has more universal versatility, is hardy, and easy to handle.
That being said, the halberd is more useful than the original commenter gives it credit for, the disadvantages compared to a two-handed spear mostly relate to a less-optimal weight and wieldiness (the axe head being rather large and heavy compared to a spearhead) rather than an essential inability to mimic the usage of a spear in most cases. The halberd is more useful against armored targets, or with some room to maneuver in formation. The spear is more useful in extremely tight formations and is more nimble.
Halberds can hook onto a guy with armour and knock them down so you can get out the baby knife and stabby stab.
Also, you can craft a perfectly serviceable spear with a wooden stick and a sharp stone.
Good luck crafting a halberd without some dope blacksmithing skills.
I was just going to not say any of that because im not a nerd! Nerd!
Spears are awesome
This is a billhook. It hooks Bill.
Bill and his hookers again?
Plucks Yew.
Imagine thinking a self bow is a suitable weapon of war. Laughs in turkic, Mongolian, and Magyar
That's just miniature spears with a fancy propelling mechanism! More proof long stick with pointy end is the superior weapon!
So what you're saying is it's not the size of the spear but it's how you thrust it?
well, bullets are very small and girthy in comparison, so yes.
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Not goinna fight you while you pleasure yourself on your halberd like the picture.
“Always wait until your enemy as fully committed to lovemaking with their weaponry.” - Sun Tzu
Why should If ight you? You are absolutely correct.
They never said you have to disagree to fight them.
Well, you might be able to win if you are able to afford and equip, say, 1,000 pike maidens to his one halberd harlot.
There's harlots and maidens? Where's this halbert place you speak of?
Maybe. But halberd harlot 🥵🥵🥵
I coded my own simple spear sling in JSON to carry my halberd around as a cooking utensil in Cataclysm DDA–enjoyer verified.
Then we shall fite in the shade