08-17-2016, 06:13 PM
(08-17-2016, 06:00 PM)SCN-3_NULL Wrote:(08-17-2016, 05:41 PM)Surge Wrote: War hammers aren't actually very useful compared to bladed weapons honestly, for defeating armor an axe is better.
I'm not sure, I mean there was a technique in medieval times where the user uses the hand guard/hilt of a sword by grabbing the blade area and swing it to an armored knight because the blade isnt going to do anything with the armor but the hand guard/hilt blunt will.
An axe is fundamentally different than a sword though. All of the power is concentrated at the top, making for a heavier swing and a much less flimsy weapon. The smaller surface area of the impact compared to a hammer or even sword also means more force. I don't think it's a stretch that it'd be better than a hammer at getting through heavy armor. Granted, a hammer is still very good against heavy armor, as it can dent it, which, well, is not pleasant for the person inside to say the least.
Technically, the ideal melee weapon to use against heavy metal armor would be a big war pick of some sort, as due to the tiny surface area and high center of mass, it'd punch through the stuff like a fist through paper.