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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	A Lamellar+Naval Bridge Coat+RingMesh/Maille Sandwich Sept 7, 2020 1:32:33 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2020 1:32:33 GMT I say just do it so you can be the Guinea pig for our future references as to if it's a good idea 😎

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A Lamellar+Naval Bridge Coat+RingMesh/Maille Sandwich Sept 7, 2020 1:57:21 GMT

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Sept 7, 2020 0:22:58 GMT Lord Newport said:

That is going to be one heavy and WARM coat. I actually wore a bridgecoat when I was in the Navy ( I think i still have it somewhere )...it is somewhat heavy all by itself...

That's a feature not a bug. The point being that the padding is built into the armor, and it's a strong backing material to mount the plates on.

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A Lamellar+Naval Bridge Coat+RingMesh/Maille Sandwich Sept 7, 2020 2:01:41 GMT

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Sept 7, 2020 0:11:42 GMT Sir Thorfinn said:

I thought tungsten was heavy...

Yes, it is. Quite heavy. Which is why I'm not sure what the ideal plates would be. The options being either solid tungsten, or a thinner tungsten plate as an outer layer sandwiched to a hardened steel backing.

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A Lamellar+Naval Bridge Coat+RingMesh/Maille Sandwich Sept 10, 2020 4:39:45 GMT

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Post by wlewisiii on Sept 10, 2020 4:39:45 GMT

You've probably already considered and rejected these ideas, but just in case...

Coat outer layer.
Layer of mail - arms and body length
layer of kevlar under the mail on the torso
ceramic plate carrier pockets on in side of kevlar

the tungsten coat of plates idea would be heavier, more expensive and I doubt they would give you any better protection from rifle caliber hits.

I've personally considered something like this coat smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XH5RPS9/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_7?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 with a light mail and/or kevlar tucked in between the cloth layers.

(also, is there a link for the mail you're considering using?)

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A Lamellar+Naval Bridge Coat+RingMesh/Maille Sandwich Sept 10, 2020 14:14:02 GMT

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Looking at various modern ceramics for another thread (about a sci fi macuahuitl), I did notice that ballistic armor rated ceramics offer similar (or greater) protection at a much reduced weight. I'm not sure how these ceramics' brittleness compares to that of tungsten, and these high-end ceramics are also pretty expensive. IMO, the hardest armor layer should be the outermost one, because you either want that layer to deflect a missile outright, or cause it to be deformed enough to be stopped by the subsequent layers.

I've thought of making and testing the ballistic armor viability of kevlar fabric micarta, and/or a boron carbide ceramic, carbon steel, kevlar micarta sandwich. I wonder...how viable is thick rawhide as an anti-spalling layer, or perhaps a form fitted envelope for the theoretical composite plate I mentioned above? I'm not sure how thick I can make the individual plates on a suit of lamellar without it looking ridiculous.

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A Lamellar+Naval Bridge Coat+RingMesh/Maille Sandwich

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