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Topic
#615
The classical European Knight would generally defeat the Classical Samurai of feudal Japan in single combat
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The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.
Winner & statistics
After 5 votes and with 34 points ahead, the winner is...
oromagi
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forfiture.
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Reason:
FF slam dunk
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Reason:
Full FF by Pro.
Thanks, PB. I agree it could be a fun argument if both sides get into it. I like military history topics but I've never done much Jane's this vs that. I'm usually more interested in strategy than tactics or equipment. I've been thinking about something along the lines of "Hannibal lost the Second Punic War at Cannae" kind of topic.
I like your line of argument, you should debate a similar topic again with someone who is more passionate about the topic than Type1
The samurai's katana has a superior forging technique the quality of steel is such that it can stab through plate armor. The European broadsword required a duller edge. It was like a giant half of safety scissors. Moreover, samurai are trained in the bow.
Samurai would win.