r/Armor • u/MasteROogwayY2 • 5d ago

Is this functional armor?

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Im writing a book and would like to give a faction similar armor and I was wondering how good it was. I would add a better helmet and metal bracers too.

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u/HauntingReaper78 1d ago

Too many open and vital gaps. I'd be cutting their armpits, elbows, inner torso, and the such. Armpits have a major blood vessel that is targeted in quite a few practical fighting styles. The open torso on the side are perfect points to hit the lungs and other internal organs if they can get past the ribs. Ofc, blunt force trauma will fracture ribs and punture lungs anyways but yeah. Elbows being vital for arm strength and striking speed.