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Weapon/Armor Effectiveness
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10-27-2011, 04:12 PM
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat.html?fu...0&start=40 is a tread you could look at. Testing armour has ben discussed before on this forum, please use the search function.

http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat.html?fu...0&start=20 discusses the use of a falx vs. Roman armour.

I have never come across any conclusion that a spear was useless against mail, quite the contrary. Mail protects against blows (but use a subarmalis against the impact) and cuts, but it can be penetrated by arrows and spearheads, and swordpoints I guess.
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Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Bryan - 10-27-2011, 10:11 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Robert Vermaat - 10-27-2011, 04:12 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Cerco 21 - 10-27-2011, 07:06 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Cerco 21 - 10-27-2011, 07:07 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Joe - 10-27-2011, 08:48 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Sean Manning - 10-27-2011, 08:49 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Sean Manning - 10-27-2011, 08:52 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Bryan - 10-27-2011, 09:58 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Virilis - 10-27-2011, 10:18 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by arklore70 - 10-27-2011, 10:58 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by rrgg - 10-28-2011, 12:30 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Bryan - 10-28-2011, 01:53 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Dan Howard - 10-28-2011, 01:55 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Bryan - 10-28-2011, 02:08 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Cerco 21 - 10-28-2011, 03:38 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Christian - 10-28-2011, 08:30 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Chris Burr - 10-28-2011, 11:35 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Dan Howard - 10-29-2011, 01:55 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Christian - 10-30-2011, 01:23 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Q Rutilius - 10-31-2011, 05:19 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Dan Howard - 10-31-2011, 06:06 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Cerco 21 - 10-31-2011, 10:15 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by rrgg - 11-03-2011, 04:33 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Sean Manning - 11-03-2011, 05:17 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Cerco 21 - 11-03-2011, 10:11 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Dan Howard - 11-04-2011, 02:15 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Roach - 11-04-2011, 02:44 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Cerco 21 - 11-04-2011, 02:49 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Sean Manning - 11-04-2011, 03:45 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Christian - 11-04-2011, 04:21 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by M. Caecilius - 11-04-2011, 04:37 AM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Cerco 21 - 11-04-2011, 03:09 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Sean Manning - 11-04-2011, 07:22 PM
Re: Weapon/Armor Effectiveness - by Cerco 21 - 11-04-2011, 07:34 PM

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