Comments by "DynamicWorlds" (@dynamicworlds1) on "What Is Stronger? Titanium Armour or Steel Armour? Collab With Knyght Errant" video.

  1. It depends on what you're trying to defend against. Remember that one of the main things that influenced European armor design was the presence of the lance (which far outclasses the penetrative power of anything on the battlefield short of guns and siege weapons) Also, more mass on the head can help protect from concussions (or alternatively the lighter weight could allow for a wider helmet with more room for give when struck). I'd probably take more weight on the front torso and helmet and keep the limbs light but it could depend as it's always a tradeoff.
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  2. Rogue Gen the thickness of the plates is so thin that doubling it is inconsequential. Most of the bulkiness of armor comes from the gambison (and possibly mail) under it. Even for the fine articulations of gauntlets, increasing the thickness isn't a problem and reenactors do it all the time to make safer steel sparing gauntlets. The absolute thickest part of thicker plates generally tops out at about 14 guage (0.0747in / 1.90mm) but that would only be for specific points on the helm and breastplate with much or the armor significantly thinner.
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  3. Flintlock? Probably would go through, I'm guessing, but those are fairly late period as far as black powder weapons go. Earlier weapons would have trouble, however. What we think of as conquistador armor was designed to deflect firearms with its pronounced centerline to present a glancing surface and its increased thickness (at the cost of limb armor). Eventually though, guns got too powerful to wear thick enough armor to realistically defend against untill modern ballistic armor.
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  4. Short answer: Armor? Yes. Weapons? No, you want the mass to help you do damage.
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  5. Best defense is not being there when the blow comes through, so you're not exactly wrong.
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  6. Well, you could always split the difference and get a stronger armor at 75% of the weight.
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  7. TheRyujinLP the thickness achievable with any sane amount or weight for even titanium is not an issue. You need to get into materials like fabric or paper armor before that starts to become an issue.
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  8. paulo aguiar idk, but you're going to want to start by specifying which crusade you're talking about if you want an answer as that's a wide time period. (1st crusade was still using mail, for example)
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