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In a number of _Sword Art Offline 2_ episodes in Yui's trivia corner, she
explains some of the guns seen during the series talking about their real-life
counterparts.

Did the writer of _Sword Art Online_ do a research on guns when writing _Gun
Gale Online_? Did this trivia come after the light novels and used only to
give something for Yui to talk about in _Sword Art Offline_?


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Did the writer of Sword Art Online do a research on guns when writing Gun Gale Online?


The details of the guns in the game were actually quite basic. Here are three
spots in novel #5 that mention specs on real guns used in the game:

  * Before the title page- Here, it says facts about Sinon's Hecate II, things like the length of the gun and the size ammo it uses. Also the fact that, in real life, the gun has been banned from being used on human targets.

  * Page 137- Kirito asks why the assault rifle fires smaller rounds than a sub-machine gun and Sinon explains that it's for higher speed and accuracy, a trait that has been used since the M16.

  * Page 140- Sinon recommends the Five-Seven to Kirito for a sidearm to use with his lightsword. She explains that it uses small bullets shaped like rifle rounds. This gives it an advantage of accuracy and penetration.

The bit in _Sword Art Offline_ wasn't included in the light novels, but the
trivia on each of the guns is indeed there.


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I doubt the writer researched about guns.

In the first _Sword Art Online_ , he did not research swords at all and it was
all about swords.

Asuna has a Rapier. However, a Rapier is a blunt edge sword used exclusively
for piercing. It is also useless outside 1-on-1 dueling.

Kirito also dual-wields using two long swords (one is a rapier and one is a
sabre if I am not mistaken). Due to the size, dual-sword wielding is only
possible either with a long sword and a short sword, or two medium-size
swords. If both are long swords, they are too big to actually wield. Also, the
wielder should have really strong hand muscles or be ambidextrous. But
usually, a sword's movement is a circular arch. The bigger the sword, the
wider the circle. If they have two big swords, either the two paths intersect
or hit the ground and either case is very dangerous. Moreover, it is
technically difficult there are few records of it actually being used and no
records of being used in battle.


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