![]() Warriors are positioned in such a way that they can strike better base on their line formation. The greatest strength of polearms can be seen when soldiers are standing in formation ready for battle. One thing is clear from other weapons used improvements were made to make these well-suited for that particular period of time. The idea of a bayonet was first taken from this where it was place in the gun to hack enemies with while firing the gun. The versions made during this period were modified agricultural tools transformed into weapons. Later on this was given to foot soldiers which made it look demoted in some respect. There are cases when its importance is more than the sword because the sword is used only when a polearm is broken, or in hand to hand combat. Polearms might be for cutting and thrusting while this sounds simple enough, For hundreds if not thousands of years these were the main weapon for both Samurai and soldiers in and out of the battlefield. Otegine -This was massive and was famous in Japan. ![]() It now resides in the Fukuoka City Museum after being restored to its former glory
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