Results 1 to 30 of 34

Thread: Unit: Zweihanders

Threaded View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #28
    Ming the Merciless is my idol Senior Member Watchman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Helsinki, Finland
    Posts
    7,967

    Default Re: Unit: Zweihanders

    Looks nice otherwise, but I think the Zweihander is a bit anachronistic. That type of very large two-handed sword was mainly used in the pikeman armies of Renaissance as an "assault weapon" against pike thickets (and to oppose other such shock troops, natch; halberds were at least as popular in that role too), whereas the very widely used long-, bastard- and "great" swords of the Late Middle Ages (to which period the man's armour points; he certainly lacks the eye-watering gaudiness of the Landsknecht) were rather different beasts.

    The sword typology of the ARMA, although not perfect, explains the issue fairly well.

    Parts of his armour design (such as an apparently complete lack of solid shoulder guards, and the upper arm plates going under the mail sleeves) also look a little odd, but not excessively so. People tried some pretty crazy schemes after all, and often weren't in the position to be excessively picky.
    Last edited by Watchman; 03-19-2006 at 21:38.
    "Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. --- Proof of the existence of the FSM, if needed, can be found in the recent uptick of global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. Apparently His Pastaness is to be worshipped in full pirate regalia. The decline in worldwide pirate population over the past 200 years directly corresponds with the increase in global temperature. Here is a graph to illustrate the point."

    -Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Single Sign On provided by vBSSO