09-09-2016, 11:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-10-2016, 12:10 AM by Dan Howard.)
Scale armour provides some horizontal flexibility - letting you bend sideways. If you use thick leather or linen, you lose this. It can be flexed around the body (like plywood) but it can't bend the other way.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books