10-15-2008, 08:54 PM
I don't see why not felt. The Eastern Romans and Sassanids were supposed to use felt neck protection and possibly even as low class cuirass. And hey, it makes a good base if you can later equip them better as the felted wool cuirass becomes a subarmalis. Cloth armor has been used by many cultures from the ancient, medieval to the modern. Hell, aren't we STILL using cloth armor or am I wrong in that kevlar, nomex, dynema, nylon, and various fibers still the basis for armor.
Armour is not just about making yourself impervious to weapons any more than swords are meant to be indestructible and slice VWs. Any armour is better than none and unless you want to be naked to show courage you'd want to be protected at least from glancing blows. Just look at the nature of wounds, you could get a five inch deep cut to the right place and survive if no internal organs are injured or main arteries severed or a half inch nick to the wrong place and die. A layer of cloth could be the difference between surviving the battle and bleeding your life out from a nick. It amazing how much damage the human body can take and keep going so long as the mind if right and yet how fragile it can be at the same time.
Armour is not just about making yourself impervious to weapons any more than swords are meant to be indestructible and slice VWs. Any armour is better than none and unless you want to be naked to show courage you'd want to be protected at least from glancing blows. Just look at the nature of wounds, you could get a five inch deep cut to the right place and survive if no internal organs are injured or main arteries severed or a half inch nick to the wrong place and die. A layer of cloth could be the difference between surviving the battle and bleeding your life out from a nick. It amazing how much damage the human body can take and keep going so long as the mind if right and yet how fragile it can be at the same time.
Derek D. Estabrook
