Shield sizes and DB

weby · 03-12-2017, 09:28 AM

What size shields give what level of DB?

The examples in low tech are things like:
-The Roman Scutum quoted at 22lb so that is apparently the surviving example from Dura-Europos in Syria that is 105.5 centimeters high, 41 centimeters wide that gives DB 3
-But the Argive Shield that is typically about 1 meter in diameter gives only DB 2

So what size shields should give DB 1, what DB 2, what DB 3?

03-12-2017, 09:28 AM	#1
weby Join Date: Oct 2008	Shield sizes and DB What size shields give what level of DB? The examples in low tech are things like: -The Roman Scutum quoted at 22lb so that is apparently the surviving example from Dura-Europos in Syria that is 105.5 centimeters high, 41 centimeters wide that gives DB 3 -But the Argive Shield that is typically about 1 meter in diameter gives only DB 2 So what size shields should give DB 1, what DB 2, what DB 3? __________________ -- GURPS spaceship unofficial errata and thoughts: https://gsuc.roto.nu/