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Personally i would prefer a calc for these.Cutting a small amount of steel would probably resutl in Street level instead of Wall level.
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Fantasy Sword-Fighting - Cutting Through Armor
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"Even things like wooden Shields and Polearms are far more durable than people would believe, and no sword in the world would be able to fully pierce / slash through them in one swing."
Give a good sword to a really strong/muscular guy and he will surely be able to cut through a wooden shield in a single slash.
Give a good sword to a really strong/muscular guy and he will surely be able to cut through a wooden shield in a single slash.
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Sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcfIZA4nmtc
^ Crappiest Plywood Shield ever.
No one in the world can slice a well-made wooden shield that would actually be used in wars in half.
Sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcfIZA4nmtc
^ Crappiest Plywood Shield ever.
No one in the world can slice a well-made wooden shield that would actually be used in wars in half.
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Unless you're Hercules, slashing a wooden shield in half with a sword is impossible.
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LOL.Matthew Schroeder said:
Skallagrim is weak AF. He'd never do that. And those aren't really good weapons at all.
Unless you show me a really strong guy trying to cut it and failing, my point still stands.
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No, it doesn't. His weapons are high-quality, and he's trained in swordfighting. The difference strength between you and the strongest people on Earth is just *10 times.
People aren't super-strong, and there's no evidence in historical accounts of war of wooden shields being tore in half.
It's just not possible to do.
People aren't super-strong, and there's no evidence in historical accounts of war of wooden shields being tore in half.
It's just not possible to do.
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It should be you the one to show the really strong guy that can slash a shield in two with a single slash. Since you presented the argument in the first place.HaveSomeBlade said:
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Skallgrim may not be the strongest guy of all time. But if a crappy wooden sword tanked attacks from him, I highly a peak human would be able to do any worthwhile damage to an actual, quality steel shield meant for warfare. Especially cleanly slice it in half in one shot.
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No, you have the burden of proof my friend. If you claim a strong man could cut through a wooden shield (of unknown size may I mention) you provide evidence for it.
"Skallagrim is weak AF. He'd never do that. And those aren't really good weapons at all."
Talk about slander.
"Skallagrim is weak AF. He'd never do that. And those aren't really good weapons at all."
Talk about slander.
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So is Geralt 9-B now? His finishers have him split people, who are covered in armor, in half.
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I am personally okay with Geralt being 9-B, as steel armor in general is incredibly difficult to split apart/cut with a regular sword. It would take someone with superhuman strength in order to do so.
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I approve this.RadicalMrR said:
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Geralt is obviously superhuman.
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So, we are all okay with Geralt being rated 9-B then, correct? It would make sense considering that if a regular person tried to slice (not pierce) armor, you will likely find out that only a small dent has been made throughout the armor (especially chainmail/plate armor)
This was why blunt/sharp-end weapons such as axes, war hammers, and bows/arrows were created as they take advantage of the ratio between the surface area of the tip of the weapon vs surface area of the armor in order to deal lethal blows with less effort on the user's part.
Also, should the changes be made to Geralt's stats as well as Striking Strength if we all agree with this upgrade? Would Geralt's Striking Strength be rated Class KJ, or Class MJ?
This was why blunt/sharp-end weapons such as axes, war hammers, and bows/arrows were created as they take advantage of the ratio between the surface area of the tip of the weapon vs surface area of the armor in order to deal lethal blows with less effort on the user's part.
- (surface area of blade/tip)/(surface area of armor)*(Kinetic energy of said attack with weapon)
Also, should the changes be made to Geralt's stats as well as Striking Strength if we all agree with this upgrade? Would Geralt's Striking Strength be rated Class KJ, or Class MJ?
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^ Class KJ+ may be?
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Class KJ+ is acceptable, since Class KJ ranges from 1,000 to 1,000,000 Joules.
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Would that make Apollyon from For Honor Class KJ+ as well?
She has some feats that approach Gerald's bisecting of a man in full plate armor.
She has some feats that approach Gerald's bisecting of a man in full plate armor.
