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Originally posted by Sir Kenyth:
the classic katana is a slashing weapon and not effective at piercing steel plate. The knights weapons (broad sword, axe, flanged mace, etc.), on the other hand would destroy the samurais beautiful bamboo and woven cloth armor within a few hits because the material is designed to withstand slashing, not hacking and bashing.
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You wha? I'd like to see the broadsword - a heavy steel club with an edge, effectively - cleave through two inches of solid, hardened wood and still have much hitting power with a blunt edge. As for the katana, these things were incredibly dense, very well-balanced and terrifyingly sharp. I have seen katana simply cleave through steel plate with a decent swing, quite literally sheering through it - and not take more than a few nicks. I reckon samurai and knights would be far more evenly matched than you think.
As for the ninja, chances are he'd would simply run, hide, and come back to kill the knight while he slept in camp, unarmoured.