What Is The Better Sword? Broadsword, Katana Or Dao?

Japanese Katana

European Broadsword

Chinese Dao

They are all the same - it is the person who holds them that makes the difference

They are all the same - it is the person who holds them that makes the difference

Fandangle

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They are all the same - it is the person who holds them that makes the difference

Fandangle

They are all the same - it is the person who holds them that makes the difference

Fandangle

A flaming chainsaw katana machine gun.

id say the Katana.

The Broadsword and Dao look kinda heavy and sluggish.

The Katana, is sleek, sharp and light,

Broadsword = heaviest, so more likely to kill rather than injure.

Katana = Fastest and sharpest. Best if the swordsman is skilled I guess?

Dao = curved broadsword...

I'm going to go with Katana, though who could say, as someone said it matter whos wielding the sword to what they are capable of.
A person with a Katana would lose against someone with a broadsword I thinkbecause broadswords are accompanied all to often with a shield and samurai as far as I know in real life fight with mostly downward strikes, so if you blocked that first strike you could get them relatively easy in the area left open.
I'm not really familiar with how someone would fight with a Dao though..
Similar to a broadsword, maybe? Or do they twirl in circles and stuff =o lol
Excuse me if all mystatements are wrong btw, but if they are, correct me.

Katanas... they are awesome... and they are used by ninjas...

Katanas... they are awesome... and they are used by ninjas...

KHfanboy2

Wouldn't a wakizashi be more fitting for a ninja?

If you take out factors like individual soldier skill, armor and various other variables then my vote would be with the broadsword since that includes the claymore. Both the claymore and katana are perfected weapons of death, but this time I will side with the claymore(broadsword).

Here is a good demonstration video.link

Katanas... they are awesome... and they are used by ninjas...

KHfanboy2

Katanas... they are awesome... and they are used by ninjas...

KHfanboy2

Katanas are used by the samurai.

Katanas are best because they can slice through the other two swords anyway.

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Katanas... they are awesome... and they are used by ninjas...

Spindoc_SEI

Katanas are used by the samurai.

Katanas are best because they can slice through the other two swords anyway.

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Katanas... they are awesome... and they are used by ninjas...

Treflis

Katanas are used by the samurai.

Katanas are best because they can slice through the other two swords anyway.

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They are all the same - it is the person who holds them that makes the difference

Darth-Caedus

They are all the same - it is the person who holds them that makes the difference

Fandangle

The katana wins, I have one, it's not to different from the one you have there, it's just a little more simple.

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They are all the same - it is the person who holds them that makes the difference

unholymight

The Scottish Claymore Sword

Katana - more specifically shinken

Cutlass, but the only thing that matters iis the users skill.

That depends on 1) who is wielding them, an amateur or master; 2) what type of combat you are faced with, katana excel at slashing, while the broadsword excels at both slashing and stabbing; 3) what type of armour you are up against, leather armour is easy to cut, while chain and/or plate mail isn't and; 4) what kind of weapon you prefer.

I myself have always been a fan of polearms. Halberds and naginata to be precise.

I'll use any weapon and strike my enemy down.

Katana for sure.

Katana is by far the best

Broadsword.

Katanas are undeniably the coolest.

Please feel my wrath. Everyone knows butter knives are the real killers

well see...the broadsword actually usually wasn't very sharp, nor very good at cutting things. It was just huge and heavy, so half the time it was a bludgeoning instrument. If you were on horseback or whatever and swung at another guy's neck, you'd have a better chance of breaking his neck than cutting his head off.Paladin_King

Please feel my wrath. Everyone knows butter knives are the real killers

MgamerBD

Please feel my wrath. Everyone knows butter knives are the real killers

MgamerBD

or a softball bat

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Please feel my wrath. Everyone knows butter knives are the real killers

avatar_genius

or a softball bat

:lol: You cannot beat me

This one

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Since when did everything depend on the person holding the weapon? If a guy with a gun goes against some dude with crappy bow and arrows, no amount of skill is going to make a difference, in a realistic situation. unholymight

I think you're underestimating how effective a skilled archer can be, especially if they are not initially visible to each other. Guns are pretty useless weapons when you don't know how to shoot with accuracy, especially against a moving target.

I myself have always been a fan of polearms. Halberds and naginata to be precise.

foxhound_fox

Good choices. The halberd in particular was a truly fearsome melee weapon in the hands of a skilled warrior.