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Old 10-12-2016, 04:43 PM   #25
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Default Re: High/Ultra-Tech Versions of Low-Tech Armor

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Originally Posted by Anthony View Post
Chinks means 'half DR'; while you do have armor that is the same thickness everywhere, it's also quite rare; your average corselet will have a quite large area that qualifies for half DR.
Does it? All the constructions I'm familiar with have the same thickness throughout, with the exception of rolled edges (but surely the listed DR isn't for the margins!). Where is it thinner (other than the sides at the rivets)?
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