I thought(perhaps mistakenly)that although the Katana was a far superior piece of workmanship that it was incapable of doing much damage to European armour and that it also could not take a hit from heavier weapons except on its edge.
Lets remember how fast the Japanese transformed their whole nation(including militarily) when they deemed the need arose.While i think that the Europeans would have every advantage in the beginning i do not think it would long stay that way.
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