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... Another approach is to distinguish between attack atyle and damage type. Attack style: Thrust, Chop (mostly vertical swing) and Sweep (horizontal swing).
Actually, pikes were also used (held level and not planted) to create a pike square ("hedgehog") formation that was fairly proof versus charges by foot
... A pike is mostly used for defense against charges, where you would jam the blunt end in the ground and catch a charging enemy on the sharp end. If an