Questions tagged [hand-to-hand-combat]
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Would a modulating weapon be a good weapon for a cyborg?
In essence, this is a sword/melee weapon made of some self-moving fluid. The cyborg or computorialy advanced wielder can control the shape of the fluid and form it into whatever they want (within ...
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What is the best weapon for a humanoid robot
Technology level: a few years from now. Humanoid robots are the front of production in combat.
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The robots are used like a small group of soldiers, and have lightweight kinetic dampeners ...
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Would this weapon be good for catching melee weapons?
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So, as you may have noticed, the weapon has gaps between the handle and the blades. would it be possible to snag melee weapons in these ...
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Bladed Sci-fi Spear Practicality?
Pretty sure this weapon is original, so here we go: A sci-fi double-ended spear with blades along the sides. The blades are metal but have of hard-light edges that are separate from the shaft. There ...
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Would a barbed sword be off-balance/practical
So here's my idea: a sword with a sharp triangle of metal coming off the tip (which is flat, by the way). This is a broadsword, so it's two-handed and pretty heavy. I haven't settled on the length, so ...
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What would be the ideal blade for puncturing pressure armor?
Blades, sometimes, pose an advantage to firearms. In my case that advantage is relative silence. Additionally, there's far less risk of depressurization if you're inside a pressurized vessel—a great ...
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Can a person wield a fist-load weapon with their mouth? [closed]
Like I’m imagining a push dagger that’s designed to deflect blows, sort of like if deer horn knives were kept between the teeth. Is this in anyway plausible?
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How does having super strength/speed but similar mass to a regular person change close combat fighting?
How does having super strength/speed but similar mass to a regular person change close combat fighting?
This world is a cultivation world. That's a world where people can cultivate abilities by using ...
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What would be the best technique to drink potions quickly in combat?
For the sake of scope, we'll assume the warrior already have the potion in their hand.
Also for the sake of scope, we'll assume there's no magic to help a person drink faster. It all relies on ...
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How could armour be designed to improve unarmed martial arts?
How could armour be designed to improve hand-to-hand martial arts? Reinforced, angular greaves with pads underneath to improve sweeps and kicks? Full plate is always good, but I feel like it could ...
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How much damage could hoof fingers do?
The scenario we have is a creature with a body like the chalicotherium but with a little straighter posture, so it has a bit of hunch. It has hands but at the end of its fingers where our fingernails ...
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Weapon design for underwater hand-to-hand combat
Most hand-to-hand weapons are already streamlined for the obvious reason of minimizing air resistance. But would the same design work for underwater warfare?
My story has a character who is ...
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Effectiveness of brass knuckles as a last ditch weapon
Would brass knuckles be capable of harming an individual wearing 14th century plate armor? I.e. could a human realistically impart the amount of force needed to disable or incapacitate an individual ...
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Hand-to-Hand Combat with Exoskeletons
My story has generally humanoid, human-sized creatures with insect-like exoskeletons. Assuming their joints and bone structure work as closely as possible to their internal-skeleton counterparts (and ...
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Plausible dragons & dragon slaying for "The 51st Dragon" [closed]
What dimensions must a dragon have, in order to make cutting off their heads with a sideways axe swing a plausible method of killing them?
When I say plausible I mean (a) the axe can physically cut ...
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