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re: Who would win…A Knight vs A Samurai
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:08 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:08 pm to FightinTigersDammit
And the French won the war lol
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Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:08 pm to Palmetto98
As always, on things like this, it would come down to the individual.
Both knights and samurai had alternating periods of time where there were relatively fewer or relatively larger numbers. There were also extended periods of conflict and extended periods of peace. A knight or samurai taken both from a period of time when there were relatively fewer AND an extended period of conflict is likely to be a very formidable warrior.
What is a crazy factoid is, at one point during the Mongol era, there were European medieval knights battling Mongols at one end and Japanese samurai at the other and neither knew the other even existed.
Both knights and samurai had alternating periods of time where there were relatively fewer or relatively larger numbers. There were also extended periods of conflict and extended periods of peace. A knight or samurai taken both from a period of time when there were relatively fewer AND an extended period of conflict is likely to be a very formidable warrior.
What is a crazy factoid is, at one point during the Mongol era, there were European medieval knights battling Mongols at one end and Japanese samurai at the other and neither knew the other even existed.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:10 pm to Palmetto98
Does the Samurai get a Hattori Hanzo family sword?
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:13 pm to Palmetto98
French won the war when they developed artillery.
Which also wrecks knights.
Which also wrecks knights.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:15 pm to Ace Midnight
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What is a crazy factoid is, at one point during the Mongol era, there were European medieval knights battling Mongols at one end
And they got absolutely slaughtered
Battle of Kalka River
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:21 pm to Palmetto98
There use to be a show called "Deadliest Warrior" that would simulate different types of fighters like this. It was entertaining to watch but had a lot of flaws. Episodes included a knight vs pirate and another with a samurai vs Viking.
This post was edited on 3/9/22 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:21 pm to fr33manator
People think knights where slow and clumsy in armor. These men trains from young boys wearing mail and armor and fighting with swords. The knight would be as mobile and agile as a samari. Knights fought for hours in armor. The knight would have the advantage.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:24 pm to FreddieMac
Yeah. Medieval Europe was a constant meat grinder. Anyone that was an elite fighter in those days was a killing machine. That is, until heavier ranged weapons were developed.
This post was edited on 3/9/22 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:24 pm to FreddieMac
Let me recommend some YouTube channels for y’all.
Modern History TV
Shadiversity
Both excellent and informative channels on this sort of stuff
Modern History TV
Shadiversity
Both excellent and informative channels on this sort of stuff
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:29 pm to Palmetto98
We talking a british knight?
Posted on 3/9/22 at 8:46 pm to Palmetto98
Sounds like deadliest warrior.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:11 pm to Palmetto98
Polearms are probably the coolest weapon class out there, and absolutely the best in formation. One of the factors in the Mounted knight going the way of the Dodo
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:16 pm to Ricardo
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Medieval Europe was a constant meat grinder. Anyone that was an elite fighter in those days was a killing machine
All of this applies equally to medieval Japan.
I have no idea who would win. But the lightly armored mongols did pretty well invading Central Europe. I do think medieval Japanese steel was superior to medieval European steel, but that could just be Quentin Tarantino talking.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:20 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Samurai were archers first and didn't have real armor
If you take away the Samurai’s bow, you need to take away the knights armor. Samurai couldn’t be effective archers in such armor, without a bow they’d likely have developed different armor.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:25 pm to ned nederlander
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But the lightly armored mongols did pretty well invading Central Europe.
Listen to Hardcore History Wrath of the Khans.
A lot of that was tactics, horsemanship and just sheer ruthlessness.
The combination of such skilled horseman and the natural terrain of the steppe pretty much eliminated the need for supply lines. It wasn’t that the European equipment wasn’t good, far from it. They were just fighting a new type of enemy that wouldn’t engage until the trap was shut.
Much different from the samurai.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:25 pm to LSUfan20005
The Last Samurai is also a better movie than A Knight’s Tale so there’s that to consider.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:28 pm to MojoGuyPan
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We talking a british knight?
They normally came in pairs when you bought them. Hello 1989.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:29 pm to LSUfan20005
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If you take away the Samurai’s bow, you need to take away the knights armor. Samurai couldn’t be effective archers in such armor, without a bow they’d likely have developed different armor.
If you leave the samurai’s bow and keep the mounted combat, the knight still wins. The samurai bow were designed to fight against other Japanese armor.
Not the gambeson, mail and steel armor of the mounted knight. Their arrows wouldn’t do much unless they found a weak point, and one on one the mounted knight is going to be hard to hit with one bow firing if he’s coming at speed.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:50 pm to Palmetto98
Samarai
Knights aren’t the bad arses movies make them out to be.
Knights aren’t the bad arses movies make them out to be.
Posted on 3/9/22 at 9:52 pm to Palmetto98
Not even close.. Samurai.
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