 Gun vs Sword, Katana vs .50 MG, showdown in 2005 |
 Jan 1 2005, 03:08 PM
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I was watching one of the year end specials on various oddities and ends that pop up on Japanese TV at New Years, and one program included a segment pitting a katana vs a bipod mounted .50 machin gun. The kanta blade (it was removed from the hilt) was put in a vice about ten yards from the gunner. I expected one shot to take the sword out, but it managed to withstand six hits (indeed actually cutting some of the bullets in half, while others exploded into shrapnel after striking the edge, which tore the heck out of the cinder block wall behind it) before the seventh tore off the top two thirds, the rest peeling back along fold lines in the metal.
Given some of the blade vs bullet hijinks that pop up in Shadowrun, I thought it'd be interesting to mention. |
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Sandoval Smith Gun vs Sword Jan 1 2005, 03:08 PM
Birdy On the other hand you normally don't aim at th... Jan 1 2005, 03:54 PM Herald of Verjigorm It just means that if you can get a success on a T... Jan 1 2005, 04:02 PM Walknuki What a waste of a Katana. Jan 1 2005, 04:21 PM Sandoval Smith I think it was worth it. The segment was pretty co... Jan 1 2005, 05:22 PM Kagetenshi I could definitely imagine it surviving a hit from... Jan 1 2005, 05:29 PM Fortune What type of stats did they give for the katana in... Jan 1 2005, 05:30 PM Sandoval Smith Well, I didn't understand a lot of what was go... Jan 1 2005, 05:52 PM Soma Still, by far, the best use of the katana goes to:... Jan 1 2005, 06:24 PM SirKodiak Striking a katana on-edge is going to be hitting i... Jan 1 2005, 07:12 PM mmu1 I have to ask, what "bipod mounted" .50 ... Jan 1 2005, 07:42 PM Voran QUOTE (Soma) Still, by far, the best use of the ka... Jan 1 2005, 08:01 PM Austere Emancipator I'm seconding mmu1. "a bipod mounted .50 ... Jan 2 2005, 02:21 AM toturi Well, Sandoval's story isn't setting off m... Jan 2 2005, 02:43 AM Crusher Bob Here's a link to the video on another forum. Jan 2 2005, 03:18 AM lorthazar Not to metion that if you were holding the katana ... Jan 2 2005, 05:06 AM Sandoval Smith Thanks for saving my bacon Crusher Bob. Like I sai... Jan 2 2005, 05:34 AM DrJest It's the dingbat half-way down Crusher Bob... Jan 2 2005, 12:25 PM Austere Emancipator Of the bullets that hit, it seems several only nic... Jan 2 2005, 01:23 PM mmu1 Ok, so it was pretty impressive Although most o... Jan 2 2005, 04:33 PM Kagetenshi Probably, or at least any similarly-designed piece... Jan 2 2005, 06:52 PM FlakJacket QUOTE It is a waste of skill and effort to cut a b... Jan 2 2005, 08:07 PM Cray74 QUOTE (Voran) Still, wonderful craftsmanship. It ... Jan 2 2005, 09:11 PM Kagetenshi I've got one of the swords being demonstrated,... Jan 2 2005, 10:10 PM Soma QUOTE (Cray74) It might've been the steel, not... Jan 2 2005, 10:27 PM Fortune QUOTE (Soma) You want a microscope to overanalyze ... Jan 2 2005, 10:42 PM Cray74 QUOTE (Soma)You want a microscope to overanalyze t... Jan 2 2005, 10:43 PM Arethusa Resist Internet Cute Nazism. Resist smileys.
:| ... Jan 3 2005, 06:50 AM Cynic project QUOTE (Sandoval Smith) I was watching one of the y... Jan 3 2005, 09:41 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (Cynic Project)Also note that the sword was ... Jan 3 2005, 09:48 PM Lindt Love the QVC bit. At 40 bucks, you get what you p... Jan 3 2005, 10:06 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (Lindt)While I STILL wouldent want to be beh... Jan 3 2005, 10:14 PM Kagetenshi Just slightly less thoroughly. Maybe.
With regard... Jan 3 2005, 11:08 PM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (Kagetenshi)Just slightly less thoroughly. M... Jan 3 2005, 11:29 PM Voorhees I have that exact katana too. I paid like, 8 dolla... Jan 3 2005, 11:54 PM
Tanka QUOTE (Voorhees) I have that exact katana too. I p... Jan 4 2005, 12:03 AM  |
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