>You can't design a sword that can be used safely by the untrained. No weapon can be, training with a weapon is a prerequisite for safely using it. I was tank

>You can't design a sword that can be used safely by the untrained. No weapon can be, training with a weapon is a prerequisite for safely using it. I was tank crewman in the US military, and there is a high chance of death of dismemberment from regular tank operation. Drivers have very limited visibility, tank turrets can pin people as they traverse, the breech of the main gun violently recoils into the crew compartment with limited guards, the rounds can be exploded by static electricity (or just plain lit on fire), I've saw one guy smash all teeth out when riding inside and the tank hit a hole, and so on. We had a saying: "tanks are designed to kill, they don't care who."