01-07-2022, 10:26 AM
It is a simple fact, a plate armor offer more protection because the impact is distributed over the entire continuous surface. It is a really simple fact that you can study in any material science book. On the opposite, the chain mail is by definition a set of rings put together, something that dissipate the impact in a really bad way, and infact every time there have been organizational/logistic improvement, plate armor has been preferred. Unless you have to fear only cut damages. But, also in that case...
Also, the fact that an armor weighs more, it tires more. Run less. Fight less. Fight worse. They kill you first.
For the logistical issues, yes, ithere were logistical issues. The same reasons for which roman field artillery has been progressively abandoned and so on. But, these are issues coming with the crisis of the third century and the loss of organization.
A tank is immensely more complex to handle from a logistical point of view than a simple jeep, but if you are able to sustain its supply chain, you would prefer to have the tank.
Also, the fact that an armor weighs more, it tires more. Run less. Fight less. Fight worse. They kill you first.
For the logistical issues, yes, ithere were logistical issues. The same reasons for which roman field artillery has been progressively abandoned and so on. But, these are issues coming with the crisis of the third century and the loss of organization.
A tank is immensely more complex to handle from a logistical point of view than a simple jeep, but if you are able to sustain its supply chain, you would prefer to have the tank.
