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Re: You posted this exact same question one year ago, with a lot of discussion HyogaRott Send a noteboard - 11/02/2012 01:37:27 PM
But I'll recap the general jist of what was said:

-Cuendillar is presumably completely inflexible, therefore we'd need to make it similar to chain-mail, i.e. links, to make small pieces that are flexible with respect to each other.

-This appears difficult, because the individual cuendillar pieces could not be touching when merged together (although I'm sure they could simply interleave flows of Air and it wouldn't be all that hard).

-The armor might not provide that much protection to hard hits, but it would definitely help protect against punctures.


No, you are wrong. Both scale and fully plate armor would be not only be completely viable but much easier to make than chain. They would also provider protection from not only slashing (like chain mail) but piercing and bludgeoning (as much as any feudal armor can and better than any in history) weapons.

The argument (and that is giving it too much credit) that cuendillar's unbreakable nature would lend to increased damage by blunt force trauma is ridiculous and ignore the very basic tenants of physics.
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Functional Cuendillar Armor: Possible or impossible? Nargs - 10/02/2012 04:45:34 PM 1530 Views
You posted this exact same question one year ago, with a lot of discussion Marshall - 10/02/2012 06:29:28 PM 996 Views
You busted him! I wonder why he would post it again... *NM* Dark Knight - 10/02/2012 07:25:47 PM 520 Views
I suppose I am on a... Nargs - 10/02/2012 11:00:47 PM 916 Views
No, you go back and re-read what everyone said. LadyLorraine - 11/02/2012 11:02:47 PM 1017 Views
We're actually losing them by the troves. My apologies. *NM* Nargs - 12/02/2012 02:52:01 AM 480 Views
I rest my case. Nargs - 10/05/2012 04:34:02 PM 891 Views
Re: You posted this exact same question one year ago, with a lot of discussion Nargs - 10/02/2012 11:04:33 PM 1042 Views
Re: You posted this exact same question one year ago, with a lot of discussion HyogaRott - 11/02/2012 01:37:27 PM 1083 Views
Agreed. Narg - 11/02/2012 06:24:36 PM 872 Views
why not some plate armor. duh. *NM* Japhy - 12/02/2012 09:54:43 PM 520 Views
See? Nargs - 10/05/2012 04:35:25 PM 868 Views
Possible, but hard. Gher - 11/02/2012 01:56:03 AM 1016 Views
scale or plate armor would be quite easy *NM* HyogaRott - 11/02/2012 01:38:47 PM 446 Views
My thought was always about weapons. j-whitt987 - 11/02/2012 06:31:45 AM 1123 Views
Re: My thought was always about weapons. Evil_Monkey - 12/02/2012 10:51:43 AM 921 Views
Re: My thought was always about weapons. HyogaRott - 14/02/2012 01:53:59 PM 902 Views
Should be perfectly feasible TheUltimateReality - 11/02/2012 12:28:47 PM 898 Views
Exactly HyogaRott - 11/02/2012 01:53:24 PM 928 Views
Certainly possible, but given the effort most women have to put toward changing even a small item darius_sedai - 12/02/2012 05:10:35 AM 975 Views
Ummm, Warders... HyogaRott - 14/02/2012 01:39:23 PM 824 Views
How would Cuendillar armour help against channelers? Fanatic-Templar - 14/02/2012 07:58:58 PM 909 Views
It can not be directly effected by the OP HyogaRott - 14/02/2012 09:08:57 PM 796 Views
some simple ideas for defeating warders armoured such. LadyLorraine - 14/02/2012 09:52:41 PM 924 Views
Re: some simple ideas for defeating warders armoured such. Nargs - 14/02/2012 10:54:26 PM 767 Views
which way is it? LadyLorraine - 15/02/2012 04:14:41 AM 791 Views
Actually I'd call the Seanchan tactically inferior to the White Tower in using the power HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 01:48:55 PM 899 Views
That's really not my point. LadyLorraine - 15/02/2012 03:21:15 PM 775 Views
My point is HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 03:52:43 PM 765 Views
Agree on all points *NM* Nargs - 15/02/2012 07:06:09 PM 594 Views
I never said that they could not be stopped HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 01:58:41 PM 884 Views
I really think you're over-estimating how difficult it would be. LadyLorraine - 15/02/2012 03:22:44 PM 834 Views
Not nesecarrily HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 04:01:45 PM 830 Views
You just said that most of their tactics are indirect. LadyLorraine - 15/02/2012 05:44:22 PM 945 Views
..and you are creating new tactics HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 06:32:02 PM 778 Views
*shrug* I don't see it as some world-shaking action LadyLorraine - 15/02/2012 08:47:40 PM 790 Views
But it is brand new, and if you're digging holes earth-shaking seems discriptive HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 09:14:12 PM 818 Views
Not accurate darius_sedai - 15/02/2012 03:54:00 PM 895 Views
You are thinking too far inside the box HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 04:23:28 PM 873 Views
I disagree darius_sedai - 15/02/2012 04:43:33 PM 844 Views
If armor is of no benefit... HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 06:19:30 PM 736 Views
Missing my point ... Cuendillar armor is impractical not useless darius_sedai - 15/02/2012 07:00:48 PM 852 Views
nope HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 07:21:03 PM 762 Views
*Shrug* darius_sedai - 15/02/2012 08:28:48 PM 893 Views
Re: *Shrug* HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 09:07:24 PM 1051 Views
No way they could pull off what you are talking about with current tech darius_sedai - 16/02/2012 01:55:19 AM 832 Views
Re: No way they could pull off what you are talking about with current tech HyogaRott - 16/02/2012 03:23:34 PM 773 Views
Re: It can not be directly effected by the OP Fanatic-Templar - 15/02/2012 02:37:40 AM 772 Views
Maybe, maybe not HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 02:12:59 PM 765 Views
Re: Maybe, maybe not Fanatic-Templar - 15/02/2012 06:11:42 PM 929 Views
I'll happily amend my initial statement to "maybe even challeling ones" HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 07:03:48 PM 790 Views
Fair enough. Fanatic-Templar - 16/02/2012 02:08:19 AM 795 Views
what a lot of people are forgetting with their suggestions of plate armor... LadyLorraine - 13/02/2012 02:36:50 PM 963 Views
Your understanding of how plate armor functions is in error HyogaRott - 14/02/2012 01:45:37 PM 799 Views
I believe AND I was hoping you would go into the physics of it :p Nargs - 14/02/2012 11:01:18 PM 782 Views
here ya go, I still skipped almost all of the math though. HyogaRott - 15/02/2012 03:00:09 PM 828 Views
Two things: *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 16/02/2012 04:03:52 PM 491 Views
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