Sorry dude, you are dead wrong. Anyone attacking tincans with a sword is stupid.
Is it easier to get hits with a sword? Sure
Will you likely land more hits with a sword? Sure
Its quite the opposite of what you're staying. Armor absorbs MUCH more sword damage these days than it used to. Sure you can stagger guys in plate with some rinkedink sword but you will sit there hacking away for minutes before you kill them. Blunt on the other hand, knocks them down, gives you free hits and takes half the number of hits.
Blunt take a dangerous opponent and make them less dangerous when they're on the ground and you get free hits. They are the great neutralizer. Just ask the guys in plate what they fear, it sure isnt some sword that does 5-10 dmg a hit. They'll gladly take 2-4 1h sword hits, so they can 1shot you, whereas the blunt guy knocked them down and just did half their hp in 2 hits.