Warhammer

Countering steel armors
''As enemies now face us with armors stronger than ever made of hardened steel, blades tend to ricochet on their surface. We need a new weapon able to deliver blows with full force that no metallic armor would be able to withstand: some weaponsmiths propose to create thin hammers mounted on long poles that could inflict damage even without piercing the armor itself but simply by the force of impact!''

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