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1. vitalis (vitalis@dirtyknight.life)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 01:35:29 JST vitalis
   Italian armor: 1570 vs 1916
   
   what happened? 🤨
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   • New Janny in Town (mk2boogaloo@lab.nyanide.com)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 01:35:35 JST New Janny in Town

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     @vitalis development of guns happened.
   • Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader: (nerthos@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 09:14:17 JST Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader:

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     @MK2boogaloo @vitalis WWI breastplates could stop all handgun rounds minus maybe 9mm at close combat distance and were decent against rifles at long distances. Armor was never bad against guns, just expensive to outfit conscripts.
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   • New Janny in Town (mk2boogaloo@lab.nyanide.com)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 09:15:37 JST New Janny in Town

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     • Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader:
     @nerthos @vitalis they're not fighting against an army with handguns. No one's been using handguns as the main weapon since the Medieval era.
   • Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader: (nerthos@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:46:35 JST Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader:

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     @MK2boogaloo @vitalis Most rifle engagements were trench to trench, at a distance where breastplates and helms did ok. Within the trenches handguns and smgs as well as melee weapons were favoured because it's not easy to maneuver a rifle in there other than as a bayonet platform. Thus, the armor was somewhat functional.
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   • New Janny in Town (mk2boogaloo@lab.nyanide.com)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:49:05 JST New Janny in Town

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     • Qadse Sanur Qut ibn Quaadibz :catsader:
     @nerthos @vitalis handguns, smgs, and melee weapons would do well against any armor you have. Also if you're wearing one in the trenches, you would lose mobility and that would get you killed easily.
     
     Not even counting about other factors like artilerry, supplying the armors, mobility, maintenance.