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Which warrior would win in a fight? (lemmy.zip)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Are we talking 1 on 1? I'm no expert, but didn't Spartans usually fight in groups with interlinked shields? So perhaps that type of shield wouldn't help much in this situation. I guess whoever could get a jab in between the armour of their opponent faster. My money would be on the samurai, but I think it would be a close fight.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Also, Spartans fought on foot and Samurai were mounted warriors. Spears aren't enough for a cavalry charge, you need a line of pikes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah I remember reading that samurai usually fought on horseback with bows. But in close combat I'm sure they could put up a good fight with their swords.