Why hasn't WAR been switched to blunt?

[Chronons]

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Ty for the kind response.

My rebuttal is in response to your point about war/battle axes. While there are some examples in history of fast light axes being used for slashing ( small Persian horse axes for example) the majority shows that this is not the norm. Lets take the Vikings for instance, they are about the most prolific ax wielders one could conjure to mind. They used smaller hand axes in conjunction with shields and to a lesser extent large Dane axes in combat. The armor of the Vikings consisted mainly of hardened leather, mail, and in some cases lamellar. All three of the armors are surprisingly effective against slashing attacks - they wouldnt have wasted their time using them if they werent. The Viking sword is a straight rigid blade, ideal for piercing weak points in armor, and was often used this way attacking at the joints with thrusts. An ax on the other hand is a horrible thrusting weapon, so why then was it still so commonly used? Because of its ability to perform blunt force trauma. If I were to wear full chain mail, stretch out my arm, and have you attack it will both a Viking Sword and a Viking hand ax - The strike from the sword would sting quite a bit, no doubt leaving a serious bruise, however the blow from the ax is very likely to break my arm altogether. That damage was inflicted with no cutting, slicing, or severing.

Against an unarmored opponent an ax of any design war/felling is more likely to get stuck in a target than slash across it. A sword with a 30' blade is much less likely to stick than an ax with a 8' cutting surface.

The question in the OP is about what kind of mechanical changes switching to blunt might provide, I never meant to incite a discussion about what kind of damage weapons inflict irl. That being said, it is not as cut and dry (pun intended) as surface logic would suggest. Yes an ax can be used to slash, there are even some examples designed specifically for that. However, as I have said from the very first statement on this, that was never the main purpose of the ax. I am not suggesting that it is illogical for it to be in the slashing category of damage, only that it is also not illogical to put it in the blunt one.