User blog comment:Dragon´s Blade/World Coexistence Alliance/@comment-24376783-20150127231253/@comment-24376783-20150128152825

The Vocaloid stopped a few feet in front of the Order Captain, out of reach, and threw the pipe at him with considerable force.

(Only a few feet. Easy to block a swing; hard to block or dodge a throw, especially an object like a pipe that could easily roll over a weapon used to block it.)