Can a sword cut through plate armor?

The edges can still be used against more lightly-armored opponents: no matter how effective a sword is against forms of armor such as brigandine and mail, no sword, no matter how sharp, can cut directly through plate armor. For most of the medieval period, fighters would use a sword and a shield together.

Can a sword cut through a tank?

There are far, far too many myths about katanas, and the one that pops up most frequently is that a katana is some mystical blade that can chop a tank in two, or cut through plate armor. Yes, a sharp cutting sword is good at cutting stuff.

Can a steel sword cut through iron armor?

As far as I know, no sword was really able to cut through metal armor. It’s common in fiction, but probably even when shown on medieval drawings: it was an exaggeration to show the might of a king/famous knight and so on.

Can a sword cut through a sword?

This myth has been carried over from a story about a Damascus blade owned by Saladin. A katana can chop a regular sword in half. Fact: Any steel sword can break if it’s struck at the wrong angle. Chopping one in half, however, is highly unlikely.

Can you cut through a steel sword with your own sword?

Firstly, asking to cut through a steel sword with another sword is hard enough. The problem is if you raised your sword and I struck it with my own, your sword is going to flex and move away. Your arms may also move to absorb the blow, further reducing the force on the sword. Second, that’s not how you fight with swords anyway.

Is it too much to ask for a sword?

You are asking for too much, some of your points contradict each other or ask for something that’s far beyond what a sword could do: Able to cut through steel, i.e. through a sword raised in defense or plate armour. Firstly, asking to cut through a steel sword with another sword is hard enough.

Do monks have swords that can cut through steel?

The only monks I’m aware of who possessed swords that could cut through steel existed quite a long time ago, albeit in a galaxy far, far away.$\\endgroup$ – Ray May 23 ’19 at 7:42 12