R. Kolick wrote: | ||
The fletchings on arrows are set at an angle, causing the arrow to spin in the air (this is primarily to increase accuracy) so it’s not that absurd that it could also cause a sort of drilling effect |
yeah but the second you hit a surface, you stop spinning, right?
when mike loades did those air cannon tests against armor plates in weapons that made britain, we had no spinning whatsoever of the arrows,
although then again, the fact it was shot out of an air cannon might have been why.
but, just so im clear, even if it didnt make much difference to whether arrows penetrated. im genuinely confused whether knights used COP's or full breastplates at crecy... froissarts chronicles seem to depic most people in full harness.