Well you said “you’re not getting through armor with a sword unless you do these things”, and I was saying “yes, those are things they commonly did”. So they are getting through armor with a sword because they did do those things.
They did those things only if they had to and there was no other way, as a “backup”. They used different weapons for that - maces, warhammers and such. Also, it was worth more to isolate the knight and capture them - so they could ransom them back or use their kit - the armor, weapons etc.
They absolutely aren’t a counter to heavily armoured opponents. Maces and hammers are.
Well you said “you’re not getting through armor with a sword unless you do these things”, and I was saying “yes, those are things they commonly did”. So they are getting through armor with a sword because they did do those things.
They did those things only if they had to and there was no other way, as a “backup”. They used different weapons for that - maces, warhammers and such. Also, it was worth more to isolate the knight and capture them - so they could ransom them back or use their kit - the armor, weapons etc.
They absolutely aren’t a counter to heavily armoured opponents. Maces and hammers are.
True. Some of those hammers were ingenuous too, with edges that looked like can opener blades.