LT Armor: Questions about costs

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Originally Posted by ectropy

It appears that in the age of plate armor, good armor was such a force multiplier that even common foot soldiers were issued some plate.

That was the entire point of factory production of munitions grade armor in the Renaissance.

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

TL3 doesn't have a rival to Segmented Plate for ultra-heavy protection functionality, but Mail and Plates is a very interesting competitor to prior armors.

You can only make this kind of analysis if you ignore regional differences in technology. Plated mail is only really an option in Asia.