Talk:Katanas/@comment-2A00:23C5:B915:E500:9CE9:102C:9675:F2C0-20180827140332/@comment-27734124-20180827180510

Katanas are far from the best weapons in real life. Firstly, they have an almost non existent guard. Secondly, they are comparatively thin and brittle for swords. In Fuedal japan, where most armor was either wooden, leather, or non existent, this wouldn't pose a problem, but in medieval Europe, where amrmor is typically steel and chainmail, that will be massively problematic. Thirdly, traditional katanas are a pain to make due to the iron native to japan having a very high carbon content, making it very dark, very brittle iron. This massive carbon content is actually why the Japanese folded their steel so much, so that they could remove as much carbon as possible.