08-16-2003, 07:45 AM
Hi Civettone,<br>
A Plumbata may not penetrate as deep on a horizontal trajectory, but these weapons were meant to hit you from above. With the added weight, a plumbata could penetrate armour and shields without difficulty, if coming from high enough. The head and shoulders are the main areas in danger.<br>
There are not enough data available to say for sure weather the opposing forces geberally wore less armour than the Roman forces. For one, sometimes the Roman forces were made up of a high number of foreign troops. Sometimes, such as after the defeat of several East Roman forces at the hands of the Goths in the late 4th c., the Goths equipped themselves with the armour of the defeated Romans.<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert <p></p><i></i>
A Plumbata may not penetrate as deep on a horizontal trajectory, but these weapons were meant to hit you from above. With the added weight, a plumbata could penetrate armour and shields without difficulty, if coming from high enough. The head and shoulders are the main areas in danger.<br>
There are not enough data available to say for sure weather the opposing forces geberally wore less armour than the Roman forces. For one, sometimes the Roman forces were made up of a high number of foreign troops. Sometimes, such as after the defeat of several East Roman forces at the hands of the Goths in the late 4th c., the Goths equipped themselves with the armour of the defeated Romans.<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert <p></p><i></i>
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)