Timeline for Is ice armor better than nothing in medieval battle or is it just weighing you down?

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Dec 8, 2021 at 21:32	comment	added	John		the OP's question is whether it would actually work, not answering honestly is worse than useless.
Dec 8, 2021 at 21:29	comment	added	Argent Hellion		Damn you're such a buzz-kill, so the fact that this ice armor is magically created and sustained plays no significance? Then what's the point of having it in the story to begin with, might as well chuck it out of fantasy altogether.
Dec 8, 2021 at 21:27	comment	added	John		at any wearable thickness ice is useless against any of those attacks, you are talking about less than an inch of thickness, the Ice won't even survive the wearing walking around much less an impact. somethings ability to injure by falling is irrelevant of strength.
Dec 8, 2021 at 21:23	comment	added	Argent Hellion		Ice is exceptionally sturdy against slashing attacks and it's somewhat sturdy from piercing attacks, it's main weakness comes through bludgeoning attacks because it's brittle. As far as ice weaponry goes, icicles can pierce their way through bones and even seriously bend metal if you apply enough force, quite a lot of people have died in winters by finding themselves in the wrong place in the wrong time under a falling icicle off a roof.
Dec 8, 2021 at 21:20	comment	added	John		except the ice armor offer less protection than normal clothing. an ice spear is about as helpful as a noodle spear, it would not even survive carrying it.
Dec 8, 2021 at 21:17	history	answered	Argent Hellion	CC BY-SA 4.0