CeiranHarmony posted:mandalorian Iron only armour would be too heavy to wear in combat. the Kotor armour as well as the supercommando armour looks like duraplast, but is said to have mandalorian Iron in it,so I assumed these elements were mixed. the mandalorian iron only armour shell was worn by the crusaders and the taung only, I think, because this reptiloid species was stronger than the humans later on, who empowered themselves partially with drugs and stims to be stronger than the average person
Quiet_Mandalorian posted:I didn't catch anything there that seemed like a reference to what I said previously regarding the weight of Mandalorian iron. I'm assuming for the time being that this means you haven't any objection to the theory, or else you simply haven't responded to it yet.
CeiranHarmony posted:I read it and it seems to be working well. the weigth of the mandalorian Iron might be just a believe of the historians. though I think it is still slightly heavier than other armour, because the reptilian species was stronger and wouldn´t mind.
CeiranHarmony posted:the humans might just have started modifying it with other alloys to improve it, because that is what humans like to do, instead of keepint it as it is. see cars f.e. the old cars still drive like hell and are robust. they survive after 30 or more years of service and still work under weather conditions like storms, sand in deserts etc. but after mankind "improved" their cars, those cars of today are less durable than the old ones and die much faster than the old good metal cars. too much plastic alloys mixed into in the newer ones.
KarenTraviss posted:This probably won't help much, but the Holocron doesn't give any specific figures. Thought I'd check just in case. The best I can offer from this end is the description "near impervious", and even then we're talking about lightsaber blows. Jango really should have invested in a stand-up collar.
Quiet_Mandalorian posted: Jango really should have invested in a stand-up collar.
KarenTraviss posted:Would that have reached high enough up his neck to thwart Windu, though? Most gorgets sit on the top of the thoracic triangle, says she having had a fascinating debate with Ryan Kaufman when she first saw the Katarn armour for RCHC. ("Vulnerable point!" I squealed. "Noooo!") If you look at Jango's helmet, it's cut high under the jaw and round the back of the neck. He needed a plate extended down the back of the neck at least, Roman or Roundhead-style. I'm always good on hindsight. And then Boba goes for the same style. I tell him, but will he listen?
Quiet_Mandalorian posted:KarenTraviss posted:Would that have reached high enough up his neck to thwart Windu, though? Most gorgets sit on the top of the thoracic triangle, says she having had a fascinating debate with Ryan Kaufman when she first saw the Katarn armour for RCHC. ("Vulnerable point!" I squealed. "Noooo!") If you look at Jango's helmet, it's cut high under the jaw and round the back of the neck. He needed a plate extended down the back of the neck at least, Roman or Roundhead-style. I'm always good on hindsight. And then Boba goes for the same style. I tell him, but will he listen? The solution: Mandalorian iron bevor.
CeiranHarmony posted:hey Karen, he didn´t need protection, but the armour drew the ladies into his arms (see ROTJ special edition). though sadly I know he was an eunuch after Sintas. What a honorful man.