Post by Dazim on Oct 27, 2014 14:35:10 GMT
So for armour I am thinking of a few different types depending on their purpose.
Take note that most of these are meant to be used with a silk gambeson or for the lesser troops(conscripted slaves/serfs)might have one made out of cloth or a simple silk undershirt. This is a last line of defence that will soak up anything that makes it through the other armour and is thus slowed. On a second note Genghis Khan was said to issue silk shirts to his troops as they don't tear easily allowing you to pull an arrow out of a chest by pulling the shirt taunt as the barbs were tangled in the silk.
The first is a variant of Lamellar with the plates being thin metal covered on the inner edge with woven silk and the outer edge by hard treated leather. The leather will soak the energy from blunt and low speed objects as well as slowing down shrapnel and high speed objects while the thin metal and woven silk combined will stop or slow down almost all shrapnel. This has some advantages in that it allows movement in the arms while still protecting them and is fairly light weight while still being a low tech solution. Of course a bullet that hits dead on will go right through the thing but it is hopefully slowed enough for it not to penetrate bone and vital organs. Bullets not hitting dead on might glace away under some circumstances. This would be used by front line tribesman and i belive would stop protect them greatly from flak and indirect hits.
The second is for horses and deals mostly with flak and shrapnel it is a caparison barding made out of woven silk with leather stitched in around the neck, chest sides and other vital areas. Ideally the leather is stitched in mid way through so that any object getting that far would have to travel through atleast one layer of silk to get to the leather. This serves a dual purpose not only does it ensure a greater chance for shrapnel to be stopped without tearing any silk or ripping any leather but it does not reveal the horse(and its vulnerable points) under the caprison giving a small chance for a shot to miss even with a gunman aimed at the caprison.
Simple layered leather and cloth jerkins should suffice for those in the back lines, in otherwise armoured environments(certain chariots, supply wagons) or slaves.
Take note that most of these are meant to be used with a silk gambeson or for the lesser troops(conscripted slaves/serfs)might have one made out of cloth or a simple silk undershirt. This is a last line of defence that will soak up anything that makes it through the other armour and is thus slowed. On a second note Genghis Khan was said to issue silk shirts to his troops as they don't tear easily allowing you to pull an arrow out of a chest by pulling the shirt taunt as the barbs were tangled in the silk.
The first is a variant of Lamellar with the plates being thin metal covered on the inner edge with woven silk and the outer edge by hard treated leather. The leather will soak the energy from blunt and low speed objects as well as slowing down shrapnel and high speed objects while the thin metal and woven silk combined will stop or slow down almost all shrapnel. This has some advantages in that it allows movement in the arms while still protecting them and is fairly light weight while still being a low tech solution. Of course a bullet that hits dead on will go right through the thing but it is hopefully slowed enough for it not to penetrate bone and vital organs. Bullets not hitting dead on might glace away under some circumstances. This would be used by front line tribesman and i belive would stop protect them greatly from flak and indirect hits.
The second is for horses and deals mostly with flak and shrapnel it is a caparison barding made out of woven silk with leather stitched in around the neck, chest sides and other vital areas. Ideally the leather is stitched in mid way through so that any object getting that far would have to travel through atleast one layer of silk to get to the leather. This serves a dual purpose not only does it ensure a greater chance for shrapnel to be stopped without tearing any silk or ripping any leather but it does not reveal the horse(and its vulnerable points) under the caprison giving a small chance for a shot to miss even with a gunman aimed at the caprison.
Simple layered leather and cloth jerkins should suffice for those in the back lines, in otherwise armoured environments(certain chariots, supply wagons) or slaves.
