Greatsword versus Pike #landsknecht #fighting

Although the idea that Doppelsöldner with greatswords would be sent forth to break up a square of pikes is a bit of a myth, a greatswordsman is still more than capable of dealing with one pike and its distinct reach advantage. This would be especially useful when the push of pikes would get bogged down when the pikes get entangled. In those situations, a Landsknecht with a Bidenhander would have to only deal with a few pikes at most, before they were right in the middle of a whole bunch of enemies who now have only sidearms to defend themselves with.

[tommeakin]

I'd like to see practical sparring of this scenario where the pikeman can also go for his sidearm

[leonsilvy]

Pikeman be like " he spining my way, there is nothing I can do but wait 3 seconds to die..."

[xidalap]

The key is to stand still and let this balerina hit you

[soggywaffles]

If you find a pikeman alone in a battlefield like that, your side already won bruh 😂

[PapaCasual]

Young Pikeman in training: "What should I do after my initial thrust captain?"
Captain: "Simple, stand there and allow your opponent to dance toward you before you enter early retirement"

[superblambo]

The pikeman is instantly paralyzed after missing an attack, very realistic

[mattiasgamin]

Nice. But it shows why pikes were used in formation. You might get pass the point of one pike but then risk getting hit by the next one as you try to advance.

[the_metamancer]

Wait until the pikeman discovers that he can retract his polearm, let alone fight with his buddies

[cjmurphy]

I can see the spin being useful in the third attempt there. The sword does not break conract with the spear, i.e., it controls the spear at all times. However, the other times, the spin kinda just looked extra and time consuming.

[MistiMoan]

The pikeman needs to learn to use the pike instead of a single thrust and then just standing there

[mandos]

And that dear viewer is why pikemen also have swords

[kapitankapital]

"I'll try spinning, that's a good trick!"

[kn]

Pikemen: **side jumps and changes gear**
Greatswordsman: 💃👯🕺💀

[CutsupCore]

The pikeman was mesmerised by the spin. Spinning did the trick.

[primeministersinister]

Oh, yes, if the pikeman decides to do absolutely nothing after the first parry this always works

[ericlayton]

In fairness, pikeman couldn’t just move back out of the way if he’s in a formation
Though that doesn’t mean greatswordsman wouldn’t get impaled by pikeman’s colleagues

[smnio]

Hero that uses a polearm getting mad that all the enchanted weapons are swords

[ehd.f]

“Better hold on to this comically large stick for a bit longer!” - Pikeman, probably.

[illmade]

Always good to have a cooperative pikeman.

[Tiduspeco]

I love how the guy with the pike does absolutely nothing to defend himself. Just lets the sword guy dance towards him like a dummy.