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Post by Avery on May 31, 2009 18:29:08 GMT
Always throwing something, avery. Lol Hey, stick to what you're good at.
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Post by randomnobody on May 31, 2009 18:37:13 GMT
It is quite the viable tactic in the proper situation.
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Post by genocideseth on May 31, 2009 20:32:07 GMT
You kids and your curved blades.* et cetera Ahahahaha!! Oh wow, that was a good one! +1 for giving me a laugh that could wake me up better than any morning coffee could ever hope!
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Post by randomnobody on May 31, 2009 21:04:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2009 0:27:35 GMT
I have noticed an awful lot of comments about "Getting inside the range of the claymore." From experience with people knowing what they're doing with the longer weapon, there IS no "inside the range." Not unless you're going all the way into knife-fighting distance. And I don't think a Lakonian is that short, nor do I give much chance for someone getting that close fighting an opponent of equal skill, size, strength and speed.
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Post by YlliwCir on Jun 1, 2009 2:27:49 GMT
I hear what you're saying, Taran. However, it depends on who the person is egual to. I don't have much experience with a Claymore size sword, so going against someone equal to me, I figure I got a good chance of getting in.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2009 16:14:10 GMT
True enough, I suppose. If you're too small to wield a Claymore effectively, you're definitely going to do better with the Lakonian...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2009 16:27:34 GMT
Bah, you sissies and your oversized swords. Must be awful having to compensate for your own inadequacies. Nothing wrong with having a large sword if you're so blessed, random. lol Anyway, I went with the Lakonian; every Claymore I've ever handled weighed in over 4lbs, a Lakonian might make 2lbs - once the Claymore misses on the first swing, the other guy'll have a thrust through a fleshy part or two before he could recover on the backswing. After that, finish him with a stylish coup de grace.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2009 0:55:14 GMT
I'll take the claymore, since it can be used like a spear. I don't need loincloth, but I'll take the matching top.
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Post by Avery on Jun 2, 2009 1:20:47 GMT
Hey Ric, I was joking about throwing the lakonian in my earlier post, but then I got to thinking. You've handled far more gladii than I, do you think the blade presence on any of your shorties would lend it to throwing well? Obviously they weren't designed to be thrown and the hilt componets would most likely suffer damage if thrown against a hard target so I was thinking of using tightly wound hay bales as a target. It is hay season here after all. I bet I could I could stick one within 5-8 tries now that I think about it, and the distance form the target with a lakonian of, say, 19 inches would be about 13-14 feet from the target.
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Post by YlliwCir on Jun 2, 2009 2:19:20 GMT
I dunno, Avery, I've never thrown one. I don't really have a lot of room for throwing here. Tho, I'm thinking it's plauseable. I don't know about doing that in combat, if I miss I just threw away my only blade. LOL I had an experience along those lines, but I better keep it to myself. Let's just say it's better not to throw someone a weapon.
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Post by Avery on Jun 2, 2009 2:27:55 GMT
I dunno, Avery, I've never thrown one. I don't really have a lot of room for throwing here. Tho, I'm thinking it's plauseable. I don't know about doing that in combat, if I miss I just threw away my only blade. LOL I had an experience along those lines, but I better keep it to myself. Let's just say it's better not to throw someone a weapon. Lol. No, never good to throw a weapon for them, better to throw one at them. I don't think I'd throw my weapon unless I was about to bleed out and wanted the satisfaction of giving my enemy at least a healthy bruise if not a new appendage.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2009 12:57:46 GMT
I chose the Claymore... battle to death open plain equal skill....
reach is the key.
I admit I wouldn't use it as i believe it's supposed to be (never had training in that specific weapon). No slashing untill it's a sure hit, it's safer to stab and keep the opponent away.
nevertheless it's a 55% to win for tha claymore user... it's not a big gap
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2009 3:52:50 GMT
Claymore, big time. It's more versatile and better suited for open field combat. Since you won't be having a shield like the Spartans did, your opponent will be able to kill you before you even touch him. Also, the claymore is not that slow. And finally, if you can "quarterstaff" the claymore, you suddenly have a much faster yet still deadly weapon...that Lakonian though is really cool, it seems very vicious. I've been eyeing it for a while now Federico
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Jun 4, 2009 2:55:36 GMT
If the "hair popping edge" goes all the way down, half-swording would be out unless we had kevlar gloves to go with our (kevlar?) loincloths. Flat open plain? Opponent of equal size? I'd take the Lakonian, and just make the bastich chase me until he was good and tired. I'd be less winded with the Lakonian (two pounds vice five pounds). I'd run till I was tired and he was tireder, try and fake him into "swing and a miss, batter batter batter, swing and a miss" and get inside and play pokey-time.
Then again, I could get killed right off the, umm, "bat."
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Post by genocideseth on Jun 4, 2009 3:37:32 GMT
What if he doesn't chase you? Maybe he is waiting for you to attack as well.
Or to get close enough.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2009 4:08:53 GMT
I've been watching this for a few days now. So the answer is:
Yes. Size does matter. If she says it does not, then she is lying to you...
*lowcrawls away to bunker*
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Jun 4, 2009 4:16:55 GMT
What if he doesn't chase you? Maybe he is waiting for you to attack as well. Or to get close enough. Everyone wants to go to heaven, no one wants to die. I submitted the tactimal solution that seemed to make sense to me, from among the options given.
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Post by genocideseth on Jun 4, 2009 4:27:57 GMT
Just wondering. I am no good with short weapons. I was hoping to gain some more insight on the way they would be used against a bigger weapon. Especially with all that weight behind the swings. I trust a lot of you would fair well against a person with a large sword, but I would not mind knowing how exactly it is done. It may be useful to me.
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Post by randomnobody on Jun 4, 2009 7:39:11 GMT
Magic, Seth. Magic. Or just knowing what the hell one is doing, or in my case, relying on better luck than I typically have. Though to be serious on the issue, I tend to have more confidence with smaller blades and prefer the greater mobility they offer as well as the versatility of grip etc. which would present, in my mind, a fair equalizer to a very large sword. A four-foot sword (just for instance) means nothing if the other guy stays five feet away (okay so factor in your own arms here and change the distances accordingly) until your sword is already past, then lunges in with his knife. Most people have a tendency, and seem to think it necessary or proper, to step into a cut, which leaves one in an awkward position for a hasty retreat should the swing miss, especially if the sword is just a bit heavy or too forward-balanced and recovery is difficult already. Of course, speed and timing are of the essence in either case. I just personally prefer the smaller blade so I can keep a hand free to not fall on my face while trying to move away from the giant swinging death thing. And remember boys, it's not just length, girth...er...width is important, too.
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