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Aryan · 08-11-2004, 23:08 PM

"However this study, like your iron man study, was done with the helmet fixed on a table. Had the helmet been on a real person the katana might not have cut deep enough."
It doesn't always matter if the weapon pierces the armour or not. A powerful enough impact on armour, while not piecing it or damaging it can cause a traumatic injury, killing the person.

"Ummm, full plate armor weighed up to 80lbs. "

I saw a documentary about the evolution of armour, and armour was relatively light, it only weighed 40lb, and most of that was concentrated aroudn the torso. the armour protecting limbs was thinner and so lighter.

08-11-2004, 23:08 PM	#72 (permalink)
Aryan Banished Join Date: 05-02-04 Posts: 1,532	"However this study, like your iron man study, was done with the helmet fixed on a table. Had the helmet been on a real person the katana might not have cut deep enough." It doesn't always matter if the weapon pierces the armour or not. A powerful enough impact on armour, while not piecing it or damaging it can cause a traumatic injury, killing the person. "Ummm, full plate armor weighed up to 80lbs. " I saw a documentary about the evolution of armour, and armour was relatively light, it only weighed 40lb, and most of that was concentrated aroudn the torso. the armour protecting limbs was thinner and so lighter. Last edited by Aryan : 08-11-2004 at 23:32 PM.