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Old 12-11-2019, 03:37 PM   #23
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Default Re: [LT Armor Loadouts] Expensive Greaves

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Originally Posted by ravenfish View Post
So, bringing this back to GURPS, should iron plate cuirasses, greaves, etc. be considered TL 2 rather than TL4 as Low Tech states (it explicitly calls out such parts as being available earlier when made of bronze)?
No. A technology has to be mature and ubiquitous. Iron plate body armour is rightly TL4. If you want iron plate at TL2 it should be treated as advanced or experimental.
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