Puncha
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I've been watching the undermentioned series from Spike.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadliest_Warrior
and I have to say that I disagree with the show's methodology and approach, especially with the episode where they compared a Chinese Ming dynasty warrior with a French Musketeer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...isodes#Episode_20:_Ming_Warrior_vs._Musketeer
Basically, they show the Ming warrior wearing metal scale/lamellar armor but when the musketeer's wheel lock pistol is tested, use UNPADDED LEATHER lamellar armor draped over a target representing a Ming warrior. We all know that black powder smoothbore pistols will penetrate standalone leather armor but I have two questions....
1) What is the typical muzzle velocity encountered using the most common calibre of the 16th century when shooting a smoothbore wheel lock pistol?
2) If the target was wearing a 0.75 inch thick quilted gambeson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson, under heavy steel lamellar armor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamellar_armour (about 20-25lbs over shoulders and torso), would a single pistol ball shot at 15-20 yards penetrate?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadliest_Warrior
and I have to say that I disagree with the show's methodology and approach, especially with the episode where they compared a Chinese Ming dynasty warrior with a French Musketeer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...isodes#Episode_20:_Ming_Warrior_vs._Musketeer
Basically, they show the Ming warrior wearing metal scale/lamellar armor but when the musketeer's wheel lock pistol is tested, use UNPADDED LEATHER lamellar armor draped over a target representing a Ming warrior. We all know that black powder smoothbore pistols will penetrate standalone leather armor but I have two questions....
1) What is the typical muzzle velocity encountered using the most common calibre of the 16th century when shooting a smoothbore wheel lock pistol?
2) If the target was wearing a 0.75 inch thick quilted gambeson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson, under heavy steel lamellar armor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamellar_armour (about 20-25lbs over shoulders and torso), would a single pistol ball shot at 15-20 yards penetrate?