06-11-2013, 09:26 AM
I don't think that a wet cover would be practical, only heavy and unbalancing a shield. I think that a shield is just not flammable enough to catch fire from a fire arrow. It's not napalm, after all. Has anyone tested this recently?
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)