Armor vs. weapon has been a struggle for pretty much all of recorded history. It's a vicious cycle:
-Armor is invented to protect against the weapons of the day
-New weapons render armor ineffective
-With armor no longer effective, armies begin fighting without armor in order to be quicker and more agile
-High casualties lead to the invention of armor able to better protect against the new weapons
-New armor renders new weapons ineffective
-New weapons render new armor ineffective. Soldiers fight without armor until high casualties become a bigger issue.
-Rinse
-Repeat
Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who do not.-Ben Franklin
there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.-Samwise Gamgee
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