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The huge collar is a really interesting feature. That's sure going to make it hard to attack the soldiers neck, with not that much cost to mobility or even visi
by andrewflnr 2y ago
The huge collar is a really interesting feature. That's sure going to make it hard to attack the soldiers neck, with not that much cost to mobility or even visibility. I think the neck is one of the trickier articulation points in European plate armor and space suits, for similar reasons. The giant collar seems like a gordian knot type of solution. But if anyone gets as far as deploying hooks to the battlefield, perhaps as part of a halberd-like weapon, those collars will be trouble.
- YurgenJurgensen 2y agoFrom what I've seen, gorgets were generally more common than articulated visors. so the collar is a fairly standard feature, it's just more obvious than on later plate. Obviously the drawback of that design is that more standoff means more surface area to armour, which means more weight for the same protection.
- gridspy 2y agoMore standoff means that the armor can spread a blow over a larger deflection without injuring the wearer. Also, a blow is going to contact a larger area of metal during the deflection. So you could use lighter or more flexible material - heavier perhaps but superior protection.
- Tao3300 2y agoWhen Achilles defeats Hector, he's able to do so because he exploits the gap in his armor that leaves the neck exposed. Achilles knows about this because the armor had previously belonged to him, and he's now fighting in new armor gifted to him by a different goddess. Replace "divine gift" with "innovation" and now we have a story about how exactly this sort of armor was a hot new technology.