Has anybody in modern times created a suit of armor that could be considered superior to the best suits throughout history? You'd think with our modern materials, equipment, and knowledge that some hobbyist would have tried. If you had the resources and skill, how would you design armor for a soldier who needs to: -Fight opponents 1 on 1 who are wielding a sword, spear, axe, and mace -Survive volleys of arrows while advancing into battle (you can design the shield too, but he also has to use it in combat) -climb a ladder onto a wall
probably the greatest living armourer. his stuff is pretty much 100% exact to the real stuff.
since he's using modern-rolled carbon steels which are properly heat-treated to a spring temper, the stuff he's using is superior to that of the genuine originals (which would often have lamination flaws in the steels as it was mostly shear steel or blister steel from carburising wrought, unlike modern bessmer-converter steels.
others who get close? Jeff Hildebrandt (royal oak armoury), Jeff Wasson (Wasson artistries), Per Lillelund-Jensen, Roman Tereschenko, and maybe William West (Englyshe Plate Armourie). Bill Radcliffe would be up there too, but he mostly does earlier, 14th C armours that are not as advanced.
Kevin Thomas
I think OP is looking for superior design, not just better metallurgy.
Jace Bennett
being dead restricts mobility
Leo Foster
A bullet striking a metallic helmet actually amplifies the impact.
Tyler Butler
Likely so but you wouldn't see it as such since the roles are so different. Actual combat armor is made to stop bullets nowadays, Kevlar could be considered superior as it can actually stop a musket shot, but I'm unsure if it would hold up as well to Meelee. Ceramic body armor was a brief thing as well but restricted mobility as seen in Vietnam which led to it being phased out
Bentley Cruz
>Ceramic body armor was a brief thing as well but restricted mobility as seen in Vietnam which led to it being phased out it's still a thing, every real bullet-proof vest has either fixed ceramic armor layer under the kevlar/whatevermagicfiber cover or pockets for removable ceramic plates. kevlar-only-vests are only for fragments or really small caliber bullets.
Thomas Bell
looks like morrowind's ebony armor
Jack Jackson
Kevlar and rubber
Daniel Price
We aren't talking about bullets. op is asking if we could make better medieval armor for that battlefield environment. I think a helmet might protect you from a crossbow bolt or arrow.
Alexander Cook
Put a guy in a diver's hardsuit and give him a rifle. He'll win against any medieval opponent.
Aaron Walker
At its zenith, plate armour was already so highly developed that you could cover pretty much every nook and cranny with plates while retaining all the flexibility you need. Some suits had some crazy ass details such as fully articulated armpit plates.
With modern tech the primary advantage is in materials and manufacturing speed. We have more and better metals available, and you could also improve visor-down visibility by using some sort of see-through polymer.
Jackson White
>Ceramic body armor was a brief thing as well but restricted mobility as seen in Vietnam which led to it being phased out What the fuck? Vietnam era troops wore soft flak vests. Modern soldiers wear ceramic plates. The US military currently uses (E)SAPI plates.
Kevlar is a fabric so against swords and axes it would probably function in a similar way to mail, I don't think steel plate could be improved upon aside from using modern steel. The helmet could be improved a lot, an electric fan could replace the air in the helmet so the wearer isn't brething from a pocket of trapped air. And a camera and screen rather than eye holes.
Eli Bennett
A liquid cooling system to stop overheating.
David Sanders
Kevlar is not good for protection against blades or other stabbing implements. It can protect from a slash, but I would not want to get stabbed while wearing a kevlar vest.
Adrian Cox
source?
Oliver Anderson
>Ceramic body armor was a brief thing as well but restricted mobility as seen in Vietnam which led to it being phased out
Since the late 90s ceramic body armor has been the mainstay of US armed forces body armor. The only other thing that has really had any luck entering even limited service has been new gen steel plates like AR 500.
>I think OP is looking for superior design Not going to happen unless we find a way to change the laws of physics or human anatomy. No it doesn't, you're retarded. You have no idea what you are talking about.
Kevlar is fucking awful against stabs, and is heavy as shit compared to any form of medieval or renaissance armor.
