Re: (TFT) Re: TFT Digest V3 #822

[raito@raito.com]

Quoting brethalda <brethalda@yahoo.com>:

> As  Scott said most of these are myths.  From my years of working at  
> Jamestown Settlement, chain armor is much heavier than plate.

For that period, yes. Rivetted mail is lighter than butted. And full plate had
gone out of style.

>  The reason it went out of style is not because of  firearms as good 
> plate could stop a bullet of its era, it was because  of the heat 
> when standing in the summer sun (OVEN) when most warfare  took place. 
>  Yes they wore padding but it still caused heat  stroke, sweat or 
> not.  Firearms also allowed the commoner to be an  equal to a knight.

There's also the rise of the national army to consider, and the decline of the
second estate.

>  They may not be able to punch the armor but  they could still knock 
> him off the horse.  Musket in conjunction  with the pike and

Completely false. If it were true, why doesn't the shooter fall over?

> eventually bayonet in square ended successful cavalry  charges.  Also

Um, I think there's several things chasing each other here. The lance wasn't
being used, for one thing. And cav charges continued to be used until 
WWI (with
lessening effect).

>  guns (cannons & howitzers) became more
>  user friendly.

Certainly for the field.

Neil Gilmore
raito@raito.com
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