08-17-2014, 08:33 PM
Thanks you all for answering although I think I was unclear.
I was essentially wondering what weapons that would be available to an enemy of Rome (if any) could actually penetrate the armor to kill the individual soldier under it; it was inspired by the passage I read and quoted about LS being on par with a Renaissance breastplate.
So to be clear my question is what time period appropriate weapon would I use if I was trying to kill someone in the three main imperial armors (squamata, hamata or segmentata) or would I just be aiming for the face legs and armpits and not actually be able to penetrate the armor itself because the armor was too good to destroy during the battle?
I was essentially wondering what weapons that would be available to an enemy of Rome (if any) could actually penetrate the armor to kill the individual soldier under it; it was inspired by the passage I read and quoted about LS being on par with a Renaissance breastplate.
So to be clear my question is what time period appropriate weapon would I use if I was trying to kill someone in the three main imperial armors (squamata, hamata or segmentata) or would I just be aiming for the face legs and armpits and not actually be able to penetrate the armor itself because the armor was too good to destroy during the battle?
Dan
