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Arrows vs. Armor 3 (www.youtube.com)

Third video in Tod Cutler's fantastic Arrows Vs. Armor series. They are doing some amazing work answering the question "how well did armor work?"

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[-] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Is the answer anything other than "pretty damn well against the weapons it was worn against"?

TV and movies often depict armor as if it's little better than clothing, as if it wasn't abandoned as soon as practical counter was developed. (And then re-invented as a guard against shrapnel and very-small arms...l

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