RJ never really explains how it interacts with the OP, but direct use of the OP against it just makes it "harder".
It would stand to reason that the armor would offer protection to some greater or lesser effect against direct OP assault (exploding heads from Ashaman, or Aes Sedai fireballs) and would offere some sort of protection from even indirect assault due to its natural properties (non-conductive, resistant to traumatic impact, etc.) Not saying that an individual channeller couldn't stop a swordsman in full cuendillar plate, helm, and shield 1 on 1, but a group that were so equipped would be much more resistant to the efforts of a channeler trying to stop them with the standard OP indirect effects used in battles.
Even the deathgates and arrows of fire that Rand and Logain used in the big trollock battle would be of greatly reduced effectiveness.
**side note for discussion/speculation, can the edge of a gateway cut cuendillar?
It would stand to reason that the armor would offer protection to some greater or lesser effect against direct OP assault (exploding heads from Ashaman, or Aes Sedai fireballs) and would offere some sort of protection from even indirect assault due to its natural properties (non-conductive, resistant to traumatic impact, etc.) Not saying that an individual channeller couldn't stop a swordsman in full cuendillar plate, helm, and shield 1 on 1, but a group that were so equipped would be much more resistant to the efforts of a channeler trying to stop them with the standard OP indirect effects used in battles.
Even the deathgates and arrows of fire that Rand and Logain used in the big trollock battle would be of greatly reduced effectiveness.
**side note for discussion/speculation, can the edge of a gateway cut cuendillar?
Functional Cuendillar Armor: Possible or impossible?
- 10/02/2012 04:45:34 PM
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You posted this exact same question one year ago, with a lot of discussion
- 10/02/2012 06:29:28 PM
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I suppose I am on a...
- 10/02/2012 11:00:47 PM
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Re: You posted this exact same question one year ago, with a lot of discussion
- 10/02/2012 11:04:33 PM
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Re: You posted this exact same question one year ago, with a lot of discussion
- 11/02/2012 01:37:27 PM
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My thought was always about weapons.
- 11/02/2012 06:31:45 AM
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Certainly possible, but given the effort most women have to put toward changing even a small item
- 12/02/2012 05:10:35 AM
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Ummm, Warders...
- 14/02/2012 01:39:23 PM
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How would Cuendillar armour help against channelers?
- 14/02/2012 07:58:58 PM
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It can not be directly effected by the OP
- 14/02/2012 09:08:57 PM
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some simple ideas for defeating warders armoured such.
- 14/02/2012 09:52:41 PM
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Re: some simple ideas for defeating warders armoured such.
- 14/02/2012 10:54:26 PM
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which way is it?
- 15/02/2012 04:14:41 AM
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Actually I'd call the Seanchan tactically inferior to the White Tower in using the power
- 15/02/2012 01:48:55 PM
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That's really not my point.
- 15/02/2012 03:21:15 PM
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I never said that they could not be stopped
- 15/02/2012 01:58:41 PM
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I really think you're over-estimating how difficult it would be.
- 15/02/2012 03:22:44 PM
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Not nesecarrily
- 15/02/2012 04:01:45 PM
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You just said that most of their tactics are indirect.
- 15/02/2012 05:44:22 PM
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..and you are creating new tactics
- 15/02/2012 06:32:02 PM
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*shrug* I don't see it as some world-shaking action
- 15/02/2012 08:47:40 PM
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But it is brand new, and if you're digging holes earth-shaking seems discriptive 
- 15/02/2012 09:14:12 PM
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- 15/02/2012 09:14:12 PM
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Not accurate
- 15/02/2012 03:54:00 PM
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You are thinking too far inside the box
- 15/02/2012 04:23:28 PM
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I disagree
- 15/02/2012 04:43:33 PM
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If armor is of no benefit...
- 15/02/2012 06:19:30 PM
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Missing my point ... Cuendillar armor is impractical not useless
- 15/02/2012 07:00:48 PM
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nope
- 15/02/2012 07:21:03 PM
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*Shrug*
- 15/02/2012 08:28:48 PM
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Re: *Shrug*
- 15/02/2012 09:07:24 PM
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No way they could pull off what you are talking about with current tech
- 16/02/2012 01:55:19 AM
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Re: No way they could pull off what you are talking about with current tech
- 16/02/2012 03:23:34 PM
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Re: It can not be directly effected by the OP
- 15/02/2012 02:37:40 AM
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Maybe, maybe not
- 15/02/2012 02:12:59 PM
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Re: Maybe, maybe not
- 15/02/2012 06:11:42 PM
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I'll happily amend my initial statement to "maybe even challeling ones"
- 15/02/2012 07:03:48 PM
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what a lot of people are forgetting with their suggestions of plate armor...
- 13/02/2012 02:36:50 PM
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Your understanding of how plate armor functions is in error
- 14/02/2012 01:45:37 PM
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I believe AND I was hoping you would go into the physics of it :p
- 14/02/2012 11:01:18 PM
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