In the Battletech universe, they use swords and halberds to board and defend spaceships due to the risk of damaging fragile systems with stray shots from projectile weapons.

cause gunz

as badass as it would be to have some chubby smaurai hacking his way through metal tanks, braided hair blowing in the wind as he deflected bullets and blood spattered across his mask....modern military simply isn't set up for it. even an argument could be made that swords have a place in the military we just don't roll that way.

a better question would be why did we ever move away from swords and towards guns. when we first started using them they were as likely to kill you as the other guy, and not even close to as accurate as a bow. the power i would guess was only marginally better if at all, but considering both could get the job done under any circumstance provided they connected the bows are vastly superior.

now a modern m16 i can understand being chosen over a sword. but a damn 1200's pistol over any other weapon? i just don't understand it.

Swords serve more of a ceremonial porous. In Calvary units it customary to wear a stetson, spurs and a sword.

Because there are guns now. And guns are faster than swords - you can kill your enemy at long distance..

Well serious question or not - here's a serious and simple answer: Technology evolves over time and that includes what is used as weapons. Why use a weapon that requires you get get within just feet of a dangerous enemy for it to have any affect when you can blast them from a kilometer away with one of these

Go back to medievel times and I'm sure no-one asked "why are we using swords? why not just beat them to death with sticks"

And then everyone in the military died.
The end.

What kind of katana are you talking about? I'm pretty sure it's impossible to do something like that unless its in some cartoon or movie. Also, a soldier armed with a modern assault rifle can gun down someone with a sword before they ever get close to cutting them.

A penis would be the most effective weapon of all. Whip one out and the enemies will turn heels and run screaming for censorship and political correctness.

remember that part in indiana jones where the guy starts waving the sword in indy's face and swirling it around? And then indy whips out his pistol and shoots the guy?


That's why. No one wants to be the guy with the sword.

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Maybe it's cause guns can be used farther away from your opponent?

Watch less Star Wars, yougling.

spears are better...ask those naked guys in 300

Katanas can also stop bullets, every anime and Kurosawa film ever has taught me this.