PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThe halberd is the superior weapon fite melemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down111
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minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·23 hours agoAs long as the halberd is designed such that it can stab as well as a spear, then yes, it’s strictly better IMO.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·23 hours agoWell, it’s still heavier, and in extremely tight formations the halberd-heads can be more likely to get caught up on one another.
As long as the halberd is designed such that it can stab as well as a spear, then yes, it’s strictly better IMO.
Well, it’s still heavier, and in extremely tight formations the halberd-heads can be more likely to get caught up on one another.