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HALBERD ([[:category:polearms|polearm]])
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== HALBERD ([[:category:polearms|polearm]]) ==
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Weight: ~7 kg
Weight: ~7 kg
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Rank(s): 1st and 2nd row
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Rank(s): 1st and 2nd row
 
   
 
   
        By far the oldest and most often used  
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:By far the oldest and most often used [[:category:polearms|polearm]], the halberd consists of a cleaverlike axe blade mounted on a staff averaging six feet in length. The axe blade is balanced at the rear with a fluke, and surmounted by a sharp spike, usually of quadrangular design. The fluke is sometimes replaced by a hook used to dismount cavalry.  
[[:category:polearms|polearm]], the halberd consists of a cleaverlike  
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:A halberd can be best described as a cross between a spear and an axe.
axe blade mounted on a staff averaging six feet  
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:Though a halberd's main function is to dismount cavalry, it may also be employed as a thrusting weapon and a cutting weapon. It is not a fast weapon, even compared to other polearms.  
in length. The axe blade is balanced at the rear  
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with a fluke, and surmounted by a sharp spike,  
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usually of quadrangular design. The fluke is  
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sometimes replaced by a hook used to dismount  
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cavalry.  
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        A halberd can be best described as a cross  
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between a spear and an axe.
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        Though a halberd's main function is to  
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dismount cavalry, it may also be employed as a  
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thrusting weapon and a cutting weapon. It is not a  
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fast weapon, even compared to other polearms.  
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Some skill(s) usable with the weapon:  
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Some skill(s) usable with the weapon:  
  [[:category:battlecry|Battlecry]], [[:category:impale|impaler]], [[:category:lure|lure]], [[:category:mangle|mangle]] and [[:category:polearms (skill)|polearms]].
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:[[:category:Battlecry|Battlecry]], [[:category:Impale|Impale]], [[:category:Lure|Lure]], [[:category:Mangle|Mangle]] and [[:category:Polearms|Polearms]].
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See also:
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See also:
  [[:category:javelin|Javelin]], [[:category:short spear|short spear]], [[:category:harpoon|harpoon]], [[:category:ranseur|ranseur]], [[:category:boar spear|boar spear]], [[:category:bardiche|bardiche]],  
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:[[:category:Bardiche|Bardiche]], [[:category:Boar spear|Boar spear]], [[:category:Fauchard|Fauchard]], [[:category:Gisarme|Gisarme]], [[:category:Glaive|Glaive]], [[:category:Halberd|Halberd]], [[:category:Harpoon|Harpoon]], [[:category:Javelin|Javelin]], [[:category:Lance|Lance]], [[:category:Long spear|Long spear]], [[:category:Pike|Pike]], [[:category:Pilum|Pilum]], [[:category:Ranseur|Ranseur]], [[:category:Short spear|Short spear]], [[:category:Trident|Trident]] and [[:category:Voulge|Voulge]].
  [[:category:long spear|long spear]], [[:category:fauchard|fauchard]], [[:category:trident|trident]], [[:category:glaive|glaive]], [[:category:gisarme|gisarme]], [[:category:pilum|pilum]], [[:category:pike|pike]],  
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  [[:category:voulge|voulge]] and [[:category:lance|lance]].
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Revision as of 02:06, 12 September 2007

HALBERD (polearm)

Weight: ~7 kg

Rank(s): 1st and 2nd row

By far the oldest and most often used polearm, the halberd consists of a cleaverlike axe blade mounted on a staff averaging six feet in length. The axe blade is balanced at the rear with a fluke, and surmounted by a sharp spike, usually of quadrangular design. The fluke is sometimes replaced by a hook used to dismount cavalry.
A halberd can be best described as a cross between a spear and an axe.
Though a halberd's main function is to dismount cavalry, it may also be employed as a thrusting weapon and a cutting weapon. It is not a fast weapon, even compared to other polearms.

Some skill(s) usable with the weapon:

Battlecry, Impale, Lure, Mangle and Polearms.

See also:

Bardiche, Boar spear, Fauchard, Gisarme, Glaive, Halberd, Harpoon, Javelin, Lance, Long spear, Pike, Pilum, Ranseur, Short spear, Trident and Voulge.