07-15-2013, 12:33 AM
I don't think they were used much beyond the Persian War but they are pretty effective. The Japanese used the same principal with the horo that was attached to the back and billowed out like a parachute when riding. Try draping some sheets of cloth or leather from a clothesline and shoot arrows at them. The flexible fabric absorbs a lot of the energy, leaving too little energy to punch through.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books