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'''Medieval weapons''' varied from simple tools to complex engines of emerging [[medieval warfare]] technology.

'''KV ''Harstad''''' is a purpose-built [[OPV (naval)|offshore patrol vessel]] for the [[Norwegian Coast Guard]]. She is named after the city [[Harstad]] in [[Northern Norway]].

* [[Blade]]

''Harstad'' was built as multipurpose-vessel, but optimised for emergency towing of large oil tankers (up to 200 000dwt), oil spill clean-up and [[fire fighting]]. The most common duty will be fishery inspection and search and rescue in Norways large exclusive economic zone. The steadily increasing traffic of large oil tankers along the Norwegian coast explains the need for this type of vessel.

** [[Axe]]

*** [[Battle Axe]]

*** [[Danish axe]]

*** [[Doloire]]

*** [[Mattock]] (improvised)

** [[Dagger]] or [[Knife]]

*** [[Baselard]]

*** [[Cinquedea]]

*** [[Dirk]]

*** [[Ear Dagger]]

*** [[Grosses messer]]

*** [[Machete]]

*** [[Mercygiver]]

*** [[Poniard]]

*** [[rondel (dagger)|Rondel]]

*** [[Scramasax]]

*** [[Stiletto]]

*** [[Sword breaker]]

** [[Sword]]

*** [[Bastard Sword]] (often used in fiction)

*** [[Broadsword]]

*** [[Claymore]]

*** [[Cutlass]] (a little dubious)

*** [[Falchion]]

*** [[Flamberge]]

*** [[Foil (fencing)]]

*** [[Longsword]]

*** [[Rapier]]

*** [[Sabre]]

*** [[Spatha]]

*** [[Shortsword]]

*** [[Two-handed sword]]

* Blunt weapons

[[Image:KV Harstad1.jpg|thumb|290px|right|KV Harstad]]

** [[Club_(weapon)|Club]]

[[Image:KVHarstad.JPG|thumb|290px|right|KV Harstad]]

** [[Flail (weapon)|Flail]]

Data:

** [[Mace]]

* Displacement: 3121 ton

*** [[Flanged mace]]

* Length: 83m

** [[Maul]]

* Beam: 15.5m

** [[Morning star_(weapon)|Morning star]]

* Max speed: 18.4kn

** [[Quarterstaff]]

* Crew: 26

** [[War hammer]]

* Engines: Two Rolls-Royce Marine, 4000Kw each

*** [[Bec de Corbin]]

* Propellers: Two; one swing up thruster 883Kw

*** [[Horseman's pick]]

* Crane: 15m/5 ton

* Built to operate the [[Nato Submarine Rescue System]]

* Gun: [[Bofors]] 40mm

* In service from January [[2005]]

==[[Spears]] and other [[Pole weapon|Polearms]] (axes not included)==

Sources: Norwegian Armed Forces and Rolls-Royce (designer of the ship).

* [[Ahlspiess]]

** [[Candeliere]]

** [[Breach pike]]

* [[Bardiche]]

* [[Bill (weapon)|Billhook]]

* [[Boar spear]]

* [[Fauchard]]

* [[Footman's lance]]

* [[Glaive]]

* [[Guisarme]]

* [[Halberd]]

* [[Lance]]

* [[Man catcher]]

* [[Military fork]]

* [[Partisan (weapon)|Partisan]]

* [[Pike (weapon)|Pike]]

* [[Plançon a picot]]

* [[Ranseur]]

* [[Spetum]]

* [[Swordstaff]]

* [[Voulge]]

* [[War-scythe]]

==External linksRanged==

* [[Bombard (weapon)]]

*[http://www.rolls-royce.com/marine/overview/news/2005/newsitem06.htm Rolls-Royce article about KV Harstad]<br>

* [[Bow (weapon)|Bow]]

*[http://www.oilpubs.com/oso/article.asp?v1=672 Article from Offshore Shipping Online]<br>

** [[Longbow]]

*[http://www.mil.no/sjo/kv/start/article.jhtml?articleID=101886 Armed Forces: KV Harstad fire fighting; Norwegian)]<br>

*** [[English longbow]]

*[http://www.mil.no/sjo/start/article.jhtml?articleID=93369 Article from the Norwegian Armed Forces with specifications (in Norwegian)]

** [[Short bow]]

* [[Culverin]]

* [[Crossbow]]

** [[Arbalest]]

* [[Francisca]]

* [[Mangonel]]

* [[Sling (weapon)|Sling]]

==Static==

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*[[Caltrops]]

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==Siege==

[[Category:Norwegian Coast Guard ships|Harstad]]

* [[Battering ram]]

[[Category:Patrol vessel classes]]

* [[Ballista]]

* [[Catapult]]

* [[Greek fire]]

* [[Petard]]

* [[Siege hook]]

* [[Siege tower]]

* [[Trebuchet]]

==Warships==

* [[Galleon]]

* [[Galley]]

* [[Longship]]

==[[Armor]]==

While armor is not technically a weapon, its development was both driven by weapon technology and a driving force for that same technology in return.

* [[Chainmail]]

* [[Gauntlet (gloves)|Gauntlet]]

* [[Shield]]

* [[Plate armour]]

* [[Scale armour]]

==Fortification==

[[Medieval fortification]]s also developed in connection with the weapons that opposed them.

* [[Battlement]]

* [[Castle]]

* [[City wall]]

* [[Gate]]

* [[Moat]]

* [[Drawbridge]]

* [[Portcullis]]

==See also==

[[Military technology and equipment]]

[[Category:Lists of weapons|Medieval weapons, list]]

[[Category:Medieval weapons]]

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