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>A revolver is better than a sword even in close quarters
They don't use regular normal metal swords, and there's only so much armor penetration you can put into a revolver without it snapping off your arm, also you can't parry with a revolver and people aren't suicidal to engage something like this with zero actual defense besides "die doing some damage", mostly
>What specialist roles couldn't possibly be fulfilled with modern weaponry?
There's a reason melee units move fast and hit hard, essentially the equivalent of cavalry, melee weaponry is largely anti-armor
>it can work in anime
What are you talking about
Anything can work in any media, it's literally made up