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Originally Posted by gilbertocarlos
Who said that? that would mean that on single combat a dagger or similar secondary weapon would be better than a shield.
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GURPS Martial Arts did. My copy is in another country, but look closely and you will see that shields and cloaks cannot participate.
In Sabaron's arena game (single combat with variable kit and terrain and most realistic optional rules mandatory) two swords, rapier and dagger, and long two-handed weapons were the best choices both offensively and defensively (the Judo master who parried without contact and Slipped then applied Arm Lock-25 was also very dangerous). A fighter with an Iron Large Shield was reasonably successful by breaking people's weapons, and a fighter with a Cavalry Saber and Light Small Shield did reasonably well against non-optimized opponents.