06-13-2014, 03:06 PM
How protective and useful was Roman scale armour. It seems to be used a lot in the Imperial era as most Legionaires in the Trajan Trophy in Dacia. How does it compare to the Segmentata and Hamata?
The Scales are about 0.5 to 0.8mm thick. Which when their overlap they will form about 1mm to 1.6mm of protection. The Lorica Segmentata is about 1.5 to 2mm in plate thickness so when overlapped will provide 3 to 4mm thick in protection. How correct am I? Against arrow fire the Segmentata seems to be better. How the Hamata compares in penetration, I'm not too sure.
Against a crushing blow, it is believed the Squamata outpreforms of Hamata, although the Squamata breaks a lot easier. How does it preform compared to the Dacian Falx to the Hamata? The Segmentata is believed to be easily sliced through by the Falx, why Chainmail is absorbs the blow. Both the Squamata and the Hamata provide better coverage as shown in Trajan's Trophy in Dacia.
The Scales are about 0.5 to 0.8mm thick. Which when their overlap they will form about 1mm to 1.6mm of protection. The Lorica Segmentata is about 1.5 to 2mm in plate thickness so when overlapped will provide 3 to 4mm thick in protection. How correct am I? Against arrow fire the Segmentata seems to be better. How the Hamata compares in penetration, I'm not too sure.
Against a crushing blow, it is believed the Squamata outpreforms of Hamata, although the Squamata breaks a lot easier. How does it preform compared to the Dacian Falx to the Hamata? The Segmentata is believed to be easily sliced through by the Falx, why Chainmail is absorbs the blow. Both the Squamata and the Hamata provide better coverage as shown in Trajan's Trophy in Dacia.
