Katanas are shit, honestly. I love my weeb sword, but it is outclassed by many other sword. An oakeshott type XVIa or XIIa would be better. Good for thrusting and slashing. And wont break as easily or need as much maintenance.
Doesn't seem ideal for zombies. I'd prefer a katana. Katana's are not special or unique, nearly every culture on earth developed a curved one sided blade for fighting unarmored opponents. Not to say I wouldn't prefer a saber, scimitar, or falchion over a katana but what you have posted was developed as a response to armor. Would be better off with a small light machete if it came to that. That being said engaging at that range is a bad idea regardless.
Skulls are hard and I would prefer something that could pierce them over and over. And something that can slash well. That is why I suggested those two.
Disemboweling a zombie won't kill it. That's one of the katana's strengths on an armorless opponent.
How capable are you to slice the neck clean off with every stroke?
If you're that hell bent on a single edge curved sword vie for the Kriegsmesser. Better than a katana for slaying hordes imo.
Also has a cultural background behind it.
Skulls are hard and I would prefer something that could pierce them over and over.
Lucerne hammer.
piercing zombie skulls
You won't be able to pierce a skull on a walking target over and over with any sword, because the blade would either deflect or became stuck. If you want to penetrate, you should try a for that, and make sure, that you stir like crazy as soon as you're through, so that you scramble the tiny part of the zombie-brain that's still active.
Kriegsmesser are too long for closed spaces or when having other people around you. And so are Zweihänder.
Slicing off a neck with every stroke is not too impractical, if you train a little. The heavy, short, stiff, and curved blade of a Katana is going to make it much easier, when compared to the straight light springy blades from which european swords are made. I would agree, that european swords are superior, when it comes to fencing of fighting while wearing armor, but they're not when it comes to cutting off limbs on an industrial scale.
And I'd forget using anything onehanded like the saber or falchion, because one-armed swords are meant to be used with a shield, and doing heavy blows quickly becomes tiresome.
I don't know what you're talking about. I've suggested using something light but two-handed because with those it's effortless to cut through limbs, if you have the proper technique.
Spears shit all over swords
The original requirements in this scenario was a sword that you could two hand. Of course spears shit on swords. Guns shit on spears. Tanks shit on guns. Missiles shit on tanks.
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