Thread:Kazanshin/@comment-34492349-20191231073718/@comment-27358240-20191231075015

0. You have my authorization for the fight.

1. He would probably try to have Haruka or himself distract him while the other goes in for the kill, likely with Masaru putting down suppression fire with his SA-20 while Haruka gets in a position to snipe Buck. Overall, if the two are together I think they stand a chance. One on one, Masaru vs Buck, Masaru is absolutely outmatched. I think it will really depend on if Buck's armor can effectively take bullets or not.

2. No. Haruka's uchigatana/katana will be close to useless if the armor is anything like modern kevlar. Masaru's nodachi will be more effective since it was meant to deal with armor in the first place. If what the grandmaster of Jigen-ryu told me is true, a good blow to the head would probably cause a concussion, and anywhere else will break bones. Cutting through, though? Nah, not a chance.

3. The tachi was the earlier weapon. It was based on Chinese dao swords and Emishi warabite-to swords and was curved and long for horseback combat, which was the main battleground during Early to High Middle Ages Japan. When the style of battle shifted more towards Kachi-ikusa (foot combat) though, Japanese swordsmiths made straighter blades to better suit infantry warfare, which became known as the uchigatana, the sword most commonly associated with the word "katana". It was less curved than the tachi and more suited to thrust. Katana as a word encompasses all forms of single-edged blades.