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The Empire is a vast land, comprising many peoples and many lands. But one of the Lizardmen from the distant continent of Lustria is an unusual sight in the lands of the Empire. But with the hordes of Chaos and the Skaven closing in from all sides, the Empire is ever in need of soldiers to defend its people and drive back the hordes of those who worship the dark gods.
This soldier, it seems, has been among the warmbloods for a long time: Tarvash has eschewed the traditional weapons and armour of his homeland to embrace Imperial steel and weapons. As it would seem, he's taken a particular liking to the halberd. And it is not hard to see why: the halberd is an exceptional weapon, ideal in the hands of a physically-strong and tall user. Because of his great height, Tarvash can wield a longer, heavier halberd than most, a crucial advantage over nearly any foe.
That he has lived these many years in a strange land shows that this crocodile has survived many battles, and that he likely has many more yet in him.
-Art by the exceptional, friendly, and talented
ayvore who drew Tarvash in a cosplay as Markus Kruber from Warhammer: Vermintide II! I highly recommend the game to anyone with an urge to slay Chaos worshippers and their fiendish rat-men allies.
This soldier, it seems, has been among the warmbloods for a long time: Tarvash has eschewed the traditional weapons and armour of his homeland to embrace Imperial steel and weapons. As it would seem, he's taken a particular liking to the halberd. And it is not hard to see why: the halberd is an exceptional weapon, ideal in the hands of a physically-strong and tall user. Because of his great height, Tarvash can wield a longer, heavier halberd than most, a crucial advantage over nearly any foe.
That he has lived these many years in a strange land shows that this crocodile has survived many battles, and that he likely has many more yet in him.
-Art by the exceptional, friendly, and talented
ayvore who drew Tarvash in a cosplay as Markus Kruber from Warhammer: Vermintide II! I highly recommend the game to anyone with an urge to slay Chaos worshippers and their fiendish rat-men allies.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Alligator / Crocodile
Size 1280 x 915px
File Size 3.37 MB
I completely agree with you! Tarvash looks like a proper mercenary!
Markus Kruber, the character who inspired this armour, is wearing armour roughly consistent with armour in Renaissance Europe. At this time in European warfare: the mounted knight in full-plate armour was being steadily displaced by infantry with pikes, crossbows, and eventually early firearms such as the arquebus.
Armour was considerably less of a guarantee against injury than it once was, especially against firearms, so consequently it became more partial, though soldiers did still wear the cuirass and helm as a rule.
Polearms such as the halberd, pictured here, were widely used by prominent infantry units of the era such as the German and Swiss Landschnekt and later the Spanish Tercio. :}
Markus Kruber, the character who inspired this armour, is wearing armour roughly consistent with armour in Renaissance Europe. At this time in European warfare: the mounted knight in full-plate armour was being steadily displaced by infantry with pikes, crossbows, and eventually early firearms such as the arquebus.
Armour was considerably less of a guarantee against injury than it once was, especially against firearms, so consequently it became more partial, though soldiers did still wear the cuirass and helm as a rule.
Polearms such as the halberd, pictured here, were widely used by prominent infantry units of the era such as the German and Swiss Landschnekt and later the Spanish Tercio. :}
That's fascinating! Thank you for teaching me!
If firearms were starting to become more popular at the time, I guess it'd make sense to start moving away from full armor: it's not nearly as useful anymore and removing it might give soldiers some extra mobility. Early firearms probably weren't as strong as their modern variants, so I'm surprised to hear that they were still strong enough to make armor nigh useless.
Is there any particular reason why weapons like halberd were so widely used during that era? Or were they simply easy to produce and use?
If firearms were starting to become more popular at the time, I guess it'd make sense to start moving away from full armor: it's not nearly as useful anymore and removing it might give soldiers some extra mobility. Early firearms probably weren't as strong as their modern variants, so I'm surprised to hear that they were still strong enough to make armor nigh useless.
Is there any particular reason why weapons like halberd were so widely used during that era? Or were they simply easy to produce and use?
You are very welcome!
I wouldn’t say they made armour useless so much as less practical. After all, if it were useless, it would’ve been completely abandoned. Theoretically you could make armour capable of halting a projectile but it would be so thick and so heavy that it would be supremely impractical for movement and combat. So soldiers started to wear less: they would still cover the head and torso but opted against armour for their limbs.
Firearms were a major component of the Renaissance battlefield but they were also quite inaccurate, making massed unit formations necessary to produce a volley of fire. Though weapons that had rifling: a process of carving spiral grooves into the inside of a rifle barrel to make the projectile spin, would have been dramatically more accurate.
Halberds were extremely useful against cavalry and a good unit of pikemen could turn the tide of a battle. They also give you a reach advantage: spears and other polearms such as the halberd are historically the weapon of first resort, far moreso than the sword.
I wouldn’t say they made armour useless so much as less practical. After all, if it were useless, it would’ve been completely abandoned. Theoretically you could make armour capable of halting a projectile but it would be so thick and so heavy that it would be supremely impractical for movement and combat. So soldiers started to wear less: they would still cover the head and torso but opted against armour for their limbs.
Firearms were a major component of the Renaissance battlefield but they were also quite inaccurate, making massed unit formations necessary to produce a volley of fire. Though weapons that had rifling: a process of carving spiral grooves into the inside of a rifle barrel to make the projectile spin, would have been dramatically more accurate.
Halberds were extremely useful against cavalry and a good unit of pikemen could turn the tide of a battle. They also give you a reach advantage: spears and other polearms such as the halberd are historically the weapon of first resort, far moreso than the sword.
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