@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 1 month agoRoman Batavian (modern-day Netherlands) auxiliaries swimming in full gear alongside their horsesimagemessage-square7arrow-up133arrow-down10
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minus-squarekamenLady.linkEnglish3•1 month agoWhat weight are we talking about for a full kit? 20 - 30 Kg (around 40 - 45 pounds ) ?
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish5•1 month agoBetween mail, helmet, weapons, and shield, probably around there, yes.
minus-squarekamenLady.linkEnglish3•1 month agoDoesn’t sound like much, but must have been pretty tough
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-21 month agoThat sounds like a lot to swim with any distance, imho, it lowers your buoyancy, and limits your movements bcs you are warring it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-21 month ago30kg? Did you just not include the horse?? :D
What weight are we talking about for a full kit?
20 - 30 Kg (around 40 - 45 pounds ) ?
Between mail, helmet, weapons, and shield, probably around there, yes.
Doesn’t sound like much, but must have been pretty tough
That sounds like a lot to swim with any distance, imho, it lowers your buoyancy, and limits your movements bcs you are warring it.
30kg?
Did you just not include the horse??
:D