10-25-2010, 10:05 AM
Yes ... I can vouch for the vulnerability of leather shoes. If the arrow can't hit anything else because its armoured or you are advancing toward the enemy behind a shield, it will inevitably veer off like a heat-seeking missile, ignore your metal greaves, and go straight for the soft leather shoe! :lol:
Quote:But that foot armour, that's a good one - why did Roman infantry not have any foot protection?
Paul Elliott
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.