Current Events > What if guns never invented but sword technology improved

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And we could have advanced swords that are cool and light sabers instead of one guy fucking killing hundreds of people by themselves because guns ruin everything
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The guy with the sword still gets murked by a dude with a bow, same as it has been forever.
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DrizztLink posted...

The guy with the sword still gets murked by a dude with a bow, same as it has been forever.

The Koreans had roughly nukes about four hundred years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P3g8N_u7c8" data-time="

Armor had basically improved to the point where swords were nearly useless. It would literally be MMA fighting with daggers to go in the joints/visor instead of actual sword play.

That or you use a mace or a hammer or flail. They don't really give two shits about armor, your limbs are still broken after a solid whack.
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Goats posted...

Armor had basically improved to the point where swords were nearly useless. It would literally be MMA fighting with daggers to go in the joints/visor instead of actual sword play.

That or you use a mace or a hammer or flail. They don't really give two shits about armor, your limbs are still broken after a solid whack.

That's why you improve sword technology like heat blades, Japanese folded katanas, plasma swords, or diamonds
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Questionmarktarius posted...

DrizztLink posted...

The guy with the sword still gets murked by a dude with a bow, same as it has been forever.

The Koreans had roughly tactical nukes about four hundred years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P3g8N_u7c8" data-time="

I want R. Lee Ermey to teach me everything I ever learn.

Embroidery?

"YOU SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH WORKING A NEEDLE, MAGGOT! IT'S LIKE USING THAT TOOTHPICK YOU CALL A DICK!"
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what if they made swords that shoot mini-swords?
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Ricemills posted...

what if they made swords that shoot mini-swords?

Only if you've got full hearts.

Ricemills posted...

what if they made swords that shoot mini-swords?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hogZEkHXZzw" data-time="&start=87
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The logical extension of "not guns" is a rocket sword, which is essentially the M1 Abrams perpetrator.
It's a uranium spear, accelerated by smokeless gunpowder.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/may/18/armstrade.kosovo

Swords were already being phased out well before firearm technology became prominent thanks to advancements in armor.

Guns replaced polearms and crossbows, not swords.
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War barely involved swords.

It was all pikes/polearms supported by arrows.

I think the real question should be...

What if people could fight with swords like they do in anime :o
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SoundNetwork posted...

Goats posted...

Armor had basically improved to the point where swords were nearly useless. It would literally be MMA fighting with daggers to go in the joints/visor instead of actual sword play.

That or you use a mace or a hammer or flail. They don't really give two shits about armor, your limbs are still broken after a solid whack.

That's why you improve sword technology like heat blades, Japanese folded katanas, plasma swords, or diamonds

Katanas are literally slashing weapons and completely fucking useless against an opponent wearing armor not made of leather...
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The only people that glamorize swords are people that get their history from movies
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JBaLLEN66 posted...

The only people that glamorize swords are people that get their history from movies

You probably shouldn't throw stones when it comes to shitty history knowledge.
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Maming your enemy with a big sharp knife is a gruesome and barbaric way to dispatch your enemy and you should be thankful we live in a time where that kind of combat is not necessary.
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Kolibri X posted...

Maming your enemy with a big sharp knife is a gruesome and barbaric way to dispatch your enemy and you should be thankful we live in a time where that kind of combat is not necessary.

Blowing their brains all over the wall with a shotgun isnt gruesome and barbaric?
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Feline_Heart posted...

Kolibri X posted...

Maming your enemy with a big sharp knife is a gruesome and barbaric way to dispatch your enemy and you should be thankful we live in a time where that kind of combat is not necessary.

Blowing their brains all over the wall with a shotgun isnt gruesome and barbaric?

It's a lot fucking faster than stirring three feet of steel through their intestines.
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Goats posted...

Armor had basically improved to the point where swords were nearly useless. It would literally be MMA fighting with daggers to go in the joints/visor instead of actual sword play.

That or you use a mace or a hammer or flail. They don't really give two shits about armor, your limbs are still broken after a solid whack.

Funny you bring that up, thats why jiu jitsu was originally developed!