- Not to be confused with Sabre Briquet or Heavy Sabre.
The sabre (sometimes spelt saber in American English) is a slashing melee weapon. The sabre functions identically to the sword.
Usage[]
This weapon is only used by hussars, lancers, dragoons, all French, Polish, and Brunswick infantry, and partisan units as their gear are randomized. To increase damage, choose a cavalry regiment and get on your horse, then try to reach a high momentum with your horse, then just slash the enemy. It will lower their health to red (unless they were already damaged in which they die) if your horse was galloping at full speed.
You can prepare to swing by holding LMB (left mouse button). You can decide on which direction your character will swing by turning at a certain direction then slashing.
The sabre has four attack directions: a straight slash from the right, a slash from the left, a downwards swing(up) and a straight thrust forward (down).
To switch an attack direction, simply click on the respective portion of the screen.
Press X to go in a marching stance, without being able to attack and it gives you slight movement buff; press X again to leave marching stance.
Pros & Cons[]
Pros:
- Average damage.
- Can block with exceptional speed.
- Fast swing speed.
- Large hitbox.
- One of the easiest weapons to bypass blocks with.
- Outranges knives, sickles and militia hammers.
- Outranges sapper axes and partisan equivalents while stabbing (down strike).
Cons:
- Outranged by bayonets, pikes, lances and war scythes if the opponent can stay out of the sabre's swing distance.
Known Bugs & Glitches[]
- If you quickly switch from being on a horse to being on the ground or vice versa, the sabre can get stuck in attack mode while hitting. Solve by switching to another item (if possible) or by getting on/off a horse again and slashing.
- As every other melee weapon, blocking can be bypassed if the opponent turns during a swing which is capable of making the game count the attack as hitting your backside and bypasses your block.
Trivia[]
- Officer sabres are more fancy than their ranker counterparts.
Gallery[]
Weapons of Blood & Iron. | |
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Main Article | Weapons and Tools |
Ranged Weapons | Musket (Line Infantry) • Musket (Light Infantry) • Pistol • Cavalry Pistol • Musketoon • Rifle |
Standard Melee Weapons | Sabre • Sword • Sabre Briquet • Sword Bayonet • Sapper Axe • Lance • Heavy Sword • Heavy Sabre |
Militia Melee Weapons | Hand Axe • Knife • Pike • Sledgehammer • War Scythe • Branch • Sickle Militia Hammer • War Shovel |
Features | Reloading • Controls • Attack Directions • Blocking • Firing • Bracing • Surrendering |
Miscellaneous | Weapon Ideas • Equipment Menu • Bayonet |
Artillery | Main Article • Field gun • Howitzer • Canister Shot • Round Shot |