[Low-Tech] Armor Suits v2

[gilbertocarlos]

Originally Posted by DanHoward

Lorica segmentata is a crude verson of segmented plate for the torso. Late medieval "anima" armour is a more advanced version.
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=17839

Even tought the stats are the same.

In my games, I changed to Early Plate and Plate, so, Plate made at TL3- is early plate, and plate made at TL4+ is plate.

This way, a player can have Anima armor if he wants, the weight and cost is the same.

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by gilbertocarlos

Even tought the stats are the same.

In my games, I changed to Early Plate and Plate, so, Plate made at TL3- is early plate, and plate made at TL4+ is plate.

This way, a player can have Anima armor if he wants, the weight and cost is the same.

Remember that Lorica Segmentata is cheap segmented plate.

[Landwalker]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

Remember that Lorica Segmentata is cheap segmented plate.

Only munitions-grade lorica segmentata—or at least, that's the impression I got from Low-Tech. Seem like nothing should be preventing a well-to-do Roman from getting a better-fitted harness.

[DanHoward]

They could but it doesn't seem like they did. There isn't a single depiction anywhere of a Roman officer wearing segmentata. If they had the means then they wear mail or scale or a breastplate.

[gilbertocarlos]

Originally Posted by DanHoward

They could but it doesn't seem like they did. There isn't a single depiction anywhere of a Roman officer wearing segmentata. If they had the means then they wear mail or scale or a breastplate.

Probably because hamata is best than segmentata, the advantage of segmentata is how easy it is to produce.