Just because cuendillar is unbreakable doesn't mean the person behind it is. A warhammer to the chest would still kill you just fine; many weapons operate by causing shockwaves.
1: Warhammer would not automaticalley equal death, though it would hurt alot. However it whould be more effective than a sword. Look into the progression of weapon types in Medieval Europe and their reasons. Even warhammers did not rely on blunt force impact alone, most had a spike of some sort.
2: I always assumed that Cuendillar was heavier than the initial iron object thuse making armor from it impractical, but I could be wrong about that. If it is heavier, you also have to keep in mind that there are limitations on how thin the WOT technology level can make iron sheet. Also, there seems to be much less development in arms & armor types than the corresponding period in our world.
Cuendillar Armor
- 26/01/2011 06:26:03 PM
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We had a lengthy discussion of this on wotmania a few years ago...
- 26/01/2011 06:46:27 PM
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There are problems.
- 26/01/2011 07:14:29 PM
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Properties not understood...
- 26/01/2011 08:15:48 PM
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Yep. My point is a thin layer of heartstone armor would lead to warrior organ jello.
- 27/01/2011 09:01:34 AM
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Re: There are problems.
- 28/01/2011 06:31:19 PM
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The spike was a later addition; the primary method of damage was blunt force trauma. *NM*
- 28/01/2011 09:20:32 PM
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Who says it would transmit the shockwaves? As you note below it violates many laws of physics. *NM*
- 02/02/2011 06:51:18 PM
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well there seems to be more effective ways of going about making armor
- 28/01/2011 06:54:37 PM
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Reply in the wrong place.
- 02/02/2011 06:52:26 PM
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Awesome. So take your thoughts and apply them to the situation.
- 02/02/2011 08:10:05 PM
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*NM*