Slitherine

https://youtu.be/ds-Ev5msyzo

It's finally here.

MikeC_81 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 4:14 pm https://youtu.be/ds-Ev5msyzo

It's finally here.

Long time no see Mike. Thanks for letting us know, I've been eagerly awaiting this one.

Excellent experiment. The original test was one of the best experiments out there and this is probably the most complete and historically accurate set of armor ever tested on camera. You can really see why many details of armor were designed as they were and why the plate coverage kept increasing.

It's also pretty interesting take on what is probably equivalent to a pretty "average" longbowman shooting at static target from ideal distance in low-stress situation. You can imagine how hard it would be to consistently hit the weak spots at longer range on rabidly approaching angry knight with the horse in the way.

Mail was the weakness. Showers of longbow arrows are going to hurt. Even with the armor, you don't want to be in the front rank.

Wow, a Stratford Scramble tournament. That brings back memories. Hey Mike.