11-30-2015, 10:29 PM
Dan, I'm not saying mail was cheap lol. On the contrary.
I am merely rebuffing his argument stating that segmentata was "cheap". If it were such an economical option, then why is does noone else use a segmentata-like armor throughout history to put some form of armor on all of these soldiers who were thrown into combat without any body armor? Why is plate NEVER produced by a small economy?
Those arguments calling segmentata "economical" are based upon the amount of time it takes to put together a mail tunic, when as you said, "it's a small part of the overall cost."
I am merely rebuffing his argument stating that segmentata was "cheap". If it were such an economical option, then why is does noone else use a segmentata-like armor throughout history to put some form of armor on all of these soldiers who were thrown into combat without any body armor? Why is plate NEVER produced by a small economy?
Those arguments calling segmentata "economical" are based upon the amount of time it takes to put together a mail tunic, when as you said, "it's a small part of the overall cost."
Christopher Vidrine, 30
