Subarmalis designs?

[Dan Howard]

David Sim's high-speed videos of missiles hitting mail and scale and the effect on underlying flesh substitutes (with and without padding) are extremely educational in this respect. Even without penetration (and mail is very resistant to it) the effect on the underlying organs is unpleasant (he has a military trauma surgeon advising him on precisely what happens where). He is working towards putting all this stuff on the web.

Can't wait to see it. I've ordered his book - twice so far. I preordered it when you first mentioned it but it never turned up, so I ordered it again when it became available on Amazon and I still don't have it - all of the other books I ordered at the same time turned up weeks ago. Someone doesn't want me to read it. I fully agree that mail worn with no padding isn't good for the flesh underneath. But there is no reason to think that a lot of examples couldn't have an integrated padded liner. There is no need for a separate garment underneath. Same with scale. Tut's scale armour was lined with six layers of linen and a seventh layer of fine leather.