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Armor Penetration and Armor resistance.

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05-14-2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:Craig from Manning remarked to me how easy it was for sharp iron sword to cut through linen armour. His quote to me was "I know why they went to iron and bronze, linen is crap armour. Even a moderate blow with a sharp sword cuts right through".

No. He knows why the ancients never used glue in the construction of the linothorax. Quilting provides a marked improvement in its protective capability. Also, try some decent linen, not the rubbish sold in places such as Ikea. The closest you can get today would be the finer linen used to make tablecloths.

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Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by hoplite14gr - 05-13-2007, 07:42 PM

Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-13-2007, 10:25 PM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 05-14-2007, 10:05 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Alexandr K - 05-14-2007, 10:18 AM

Armour penetration and resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-14-2007, 10:37 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Alexandr K - 05-14-2007, 10:53 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by richard robinson - 05-14-2007, 10:59 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 05-14-2007, 11:08 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Craig Gascoigne - 05-14-2007, 11:17 AM

Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-14-2007, 11:28 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 05-14-2007, 11:29 AM

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Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-14-2007, 11:38 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Craig Gascoigne - 05-14-2007, 11:41 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 05-14-2007, 11:50 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Craig Gascoigne - 05-14-2007, 12:01 PM

Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-14-2007, 12:04 PM

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Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 05-14-2007, 12:09 PM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Craig Gascoigne - 05-14-2007, 12:21 PM

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Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Craig Gascoigne - 05-14-2007, 12:41 PM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Anonymous - 05-14-2007, 06:37 PM

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Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 05-15-2007, 12:52 PM

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Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by hoplite14gr - 05-15-2007, 03:42 PM

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Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by hoplite14gr - 05-23-2007, 12:15 PM

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Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Thersites - 05-24-2007, 10:36 PM

Armour penetration and armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-25-2007, 12:48 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 05-25-2007, 01:44 AM

armor penetration - by Paullus Scipio - 05-25-2007, 07:22 AM

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Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by geala - 05-26-2007, 10:45 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Archimedes - 05-28-2007, 09:58 AM

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Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Archimedes - 05-28-2007, 12:37 PM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by hoplite14gr - 05-28-2007, 01:37 PM

Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-28-2007, 10:01 PM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Sean Manning - 05-29-2007, 12:54 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Archimedes - 05-29-2007, 03:16 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 05-29-2007, 11:54 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Sean Manning - 05-30-2007, 01:40 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by hoplite14gr - 05-30-2007, 04:54 PM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by geala - 05-30-2007, 09:04 PM

Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-30-2007, 10:09 PM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 05-30-2007, 11:54 PM

Armour penetration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-31-2007, 05:01 AM

armour penetration - by Paullus Scipio - 05-31-2007, 05:13 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Paullus Scipio - 05-31-2007, 06:21 AM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Diffendale - 05-31-2007, 12:14 PM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by hoplite14gr - 05-31-2007, 08:32 PM

Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-31-2007, 10:46 PM

Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-31-2007, 10:53 PM

Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 05-31-2007, 10:55 PM

Re: Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by geala - 06-01-2007, 02:53 PM

Armour pentration and Armour resistance - by Paullus Scipio - 06-02-2007, 07:03 AM

Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Camicia Pantaloni - 03-28-2014, 04:19 PM

Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Dan Howard - 03-28-2014, 09:05 PM

Armor Penetration and Armor resistance. - by Camicia Pantaloni - 03-28-2014, 09:20 PM

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