【转帖 盔甲测试】铆接锁子甲VS滑轮弓
测试对象：
对比一下量产的锁甲：
武装衣
武装衣+锁甲
测试用的滑轮弓。拉力有50磅和70磅两种选择。
Although even at 70lbs a compound bow cannot compare to the power of a 150lb English war bow, it makes up for it by using arrows that are of optimal weight for the power of the bow. The bow I used shoots 400 grain arrows at 300fps (factory specs). According to the Great Warbow by Robert Hardy and Matthew Strickland, the initial velocity of a 1663-grain arrow from a 150-lb English war bow is around 171 fps. Its kinetic energy is therefore 146 J. Benjamin H. Abbott, a member of myArmoury, calculated that a 400-grain arrow shot at 300 fps has 108 J of kinetic energy. Considering that I conducted my tests at 20 feet and 20 yards, a bow that generates 108J of energy is a very good simulation of the force that would have been encountered on the medieval battlefield. Very few arrows were ever shot 20 feet away from a charging mailled knight.
粗略翻译：七十磅滑轮弓的储能虽然不能于150磅英国战弓相比，但是配合合适的箭也可以达到不错的效果。我用的滑轮弓可以把400格令的箭射出300英尺/秒的初速（厂标）。150磅的英国战弓发射1663格令的箭可以达到171英尺/秒的初速。动能是146焦耳。400格令的箭射出300英尺/秒，有108焦耳的动能。108焦耳的动能对于模拟中世纪大部分箭的动能很合适。很少有人在超过20英尺距离以外对冲击的锁子甲骑士射箭。
测试用箭头--作者称是手边最接近破甲锥的箭头了。
Three arrows were shot from two positions at 50lbs for a total of six arrows. Two more sets of three were shot from the same positions with the bow set to 70lbs. The first position was 15 feet away from the target (point blank), and the second position was 20 yards away from the target.
50lbs, 15 feet: the maille/gambeson stopped the arrows, causing them to rebound from the target. Some of the links were bent, one was broken.
50lbs, 20 yards: the maille/gambeson stopped the arrows, causing them to rebound from the target. No damage to the links at all.
70lbs, 15 feet: 2 out of three arrows pierced the maille/gambeson and imbedded themselves in the pell. The third arrow broke two links but bounced off, stopped by the gambeson underneath.
粗略翻译：用五十磅和七十磅在两个距离（十五英尺和二十码）各自射出三箭（共十二箭）
50磅，15尺：锁子甲+武装衣挡住了箭，箭反弹回去。有些甲环弯了，没有甲环被破坏。
50磅，20码：锁子甲+武装衣挡住了箭，箭反弹回去，甲环没有任何损坏。
70磅，十五尺：三箭中两箭完全穿透了防护。第三箭打坏了两个甲环，但是被武装衣挡住，弹了回去
70lbs, 20 yards: all three arrows were stopped (bounced off), but each one broke at least one link.
70磅，20码：三箭都被挡住弹了回去，但是没一箭至少打坏了一个甲环。
Here are some of the links broken by the arrows. You can see that when an arrow breaks a link, it is usually at the rivet point.
上图是一些打坏的甲环。你可以看见如果甲环被打坏，损坏的地方大多是铆接的位置。
对比一下量产的锁甲：
武装衣
武装衣+锁甲
测试用的滑轮弓。拉力有50磅和70磅两种选择。
Although even at 70lbs a compound bow cannot compare to the power of a 150lb English war bow, it makes up for it by using arrows that are of optimal weight for the power of the bow. The bow I used shoots 400 grain arrows at 300fps (factory specs). According to the Great Warbow by Robert Hardy and Matthew Strickland, the initial velocity of a 1663-grain arrow from a 150-lb English war bow is around 171 fps. Its kinetic energy is therefore 146 J. Benjamin H. Abbott, a member of myArmoury, calculated that a 400-grain arrow shot at 300 fps has 108 J of kinetic energy. Considering that I conducted my tests at 20 feet and 20 yards, a bow that generates 108J of energy is a very good simulation of the force that would have been encountered on the medieval battlefield. Very few arrows were ever shot 20 feet away from a charging mailled knight.
粗略翻译：七十磅滑轮弓的储能虽然不能于150磅英国战弓相比，但是配合合适的箭也可以达到不错的效果。我用的滑轮弓可以把400格令的箭射出300英尺/秒的初速（厂标）。150磅的英国战弓发射1663格令的箭可以达到171英尺/秒的初速。动能是146焦耳。400格令的箭射出300英尺/秒，有108焦耳的动能。108焦耳的动能对于模拟中世纪大部分箭的动能很合适。很少有人在超过20英尺距离以外对冲击的锁子甲骑士射箭。
测试用箭头--作者称是手边最接近破甲锥的箭头了。
Three arrows were shot from two positions at 50lbs for a total of six arrows. Two more sets of three were shot from the same positions with the bow set to 70lbs. The first position was 15 feet away from the target (point blank), and the second position was 20 yards away from the target.
50lbs, 15 feet: the maille/gambeson stopped the arrows, causing them to rebound from the target. Some of the links were bent, one was broken.
50lbs, 20 yards: the maille/gambeson stopped the arrows, causing them to rebound from the target. No damage to the links at all.
70lbs, 15 feet: 2 out of three arrows pierced the maille/gambeson and imbedded themselves in the pell. The third arrow broke two links but bounced off, stopped by the gambeson underneath.
粗略翻译：用五十磅和七十磅在两个距离（十五英尺和二十码）各自射出三箭（共十二箭）
50磅，15尺：锁子甲+武装衣挡住了箭，箭反弹回去。有些甲环弯了，没有甲环被破坏。
50磅，20码：锁子甲+武装衣挡住了箭，箭反弹回去，甲环没有任何损坏。
70磅，十五尺：三箭中两箭完全穿透了防护。第三箭打坏了两个甲环，但是被武装衣挡住，弹了回去
70lbs, 20 yards: all three arrows were stopped (bounced off), but each one broke at least one link.
70磅，20码：三箭都被挡住弹了回去，但是没一箭至少打坏了一个甲环。
Here are some of the links broken by the arrows. You can see that when an arrow breaks a link, it is usually at the rivet point.
上图是一些打坏的甲环。你可以看见如果甲环被打坏，损坏的地方大多是铆接的位置。
下面继续近战兵器测试
首先，这是测试的兵器：一把poleaxe（长杆斧？），一把longsword（长剑），一把Talhoffer Longsword(Talhoffer是15世纪德国有名的格斗专家，出了不少书，这把显然是刺剑，以下就称为刺剑）
Cutting test with sword: I attempted to cut through the maille several times with powerful over the shoulder and over the head cuts. The sword failed to penetrate the maille and could not break any links. Some of the links were slightly bent and nicked, but all were intact. The damage to the edge of the sword was extremely minor, which demonstrates how well the padding of the gambeson absorbs the force of the cut.
剑砍测试：我很用力的用过肩和过头的姿势砍锁甲。剑不能穿透锁甲，也不能破坏甲环。有些甲环轻微的弯曲了，但是还是连着的。剑刃损坏也很小，证明了武装衣对砍的力吸收很好。
Thrusting test with Albion Talhoffer: using the half-sword grip, I thrust three times into the maille. I was afraid to damage my Talhoffer, I sword I am very fond of, so did not thrust as hard as I could have. Despite that, out of three thrusts, I was able to break one link. However, even without breaking a single link, the Talhoffer’s point is able to penetrate 5/8” past the maille. With a broken link, that becomes about 3”. The gambeson offered no resistance to the Talhoffer’s point, so whatever got through the maille penetrated the flesh underneath.
Unfortunately I do not have photos as I conducted this particular test at a later time for my own enjoyment and did not capture it on camera. I had not planned to include it in the write-up but later decided that it should not be left out.
用Talhoffer刺剑刺击：用半剑的方法（一手抓剑身当短矛刺），我刺了三下。我害怕损坏我心爱的刺剑，所以没有全力刺。就算这样，三次刺击之中，（有一次）我破坏了一个甲环。而且，就算我没有破坏甲环，也穿透锁子甲5/8英寸。穿透甲环的那次进去了3英寸。武装衣对刺剑的刺击完全无效，所以穿透锁子甲的部分都入了肉。
很遗憾这次刺击测试我没有拍照片。我也没想写这部分但是后来想想还是写了。
下面是长杆斧斩击
Cutting test with the Poleaxe: The poleaxe failed to fully penetrate the maille, although believe me when I say whoever was under that maille would have been thoroughly dead. The poleaxe is a devastating weapon.
Each strike with the poleaxe resulted in at least 3 broken links, sometimes quite a bit more.
长斧没有完全穿透锁子甲，但是请相信我，这个穿锁子甲的人应该已经死了。长斧是很凶猛的武器。
每次斩击至少破坏三个甲环，有时候更多。
When the poleaxe breaks a link, it breaks it where it meets it, unlike the bow.
如下图，长斧破坏的甲环，是直接配斩断的，跟箭的破坏不一样。
Thrusting test with poleaxe: the poleaxe’s top spike devastated the maille. It easily broke through and penetrated the gambeson underneath, burying itself in the 4x4 post at the heart of the pell.
长斧刺击：
不想翻译了，自己看吧。
Conclusion: Good maille is very effective against arrows and is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to cut with a sword. However, it is no match for heavy polearms such as the poleaxe, and swords with very acute points can at the very least draw blood without much effort. A good thrust from such a sword can kill.
结论：好的锁子甲对箭矢很有效。而且剑砍也很难破坏。但是，对重型长兵器，比如说长斧，还有很尖锐的剑都很无力。这种剑一个漂亮的刺击可以致命。