If i know right, Zweihanders were used to break up pike formations. But swords are very bad against armor, so how did that work?

by Doveen

So, you rush in, sweep aside the pikes, penetrate the formation and... then what? You stand there, with a weapon incapable of harming your opponent more then a simple bar of steel could, which is not zero but still.

DanKensington

Zweihanders were used to break up pike formations

Eh, not quite. u/wotan_weevil examines this claim re the European two-hander. As a bonus, they also have a post on how to deal with an opponent using one.

As always, if anyone else would like to address the question with a post of their own, please don't let this post stop you!