PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoRoman Batavian (modern-day Netherlands) auxiliaries swimming in full gear alongside their horseslemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
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minus-squarekamenLady.@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoWhat weight are we talking about for a full kit? 20 - 30 Kg (around 40 - 45 pounds ) ?
minus-squareEvil_ShrubberylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-27 hours ago30kg? Did you just not include the horse?? :D
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 hours agoBetween mail, helmet, weapons, and shield, probably around there, yes.
minus-squarekamenLady.@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoDoesn’t sound like much, but must have been pretty tough
minus-squareEvil_ShrubberylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-27 hours agoThat sounds like a lot to swim with any distance, imho, it lowers your buoyancy, and limits your movements bcs you are warring it.
What weight are we talking about for a full kit?
20 - 30 Kg (around 40 - 45 pounds ) ?
30kg?
Did you just not include the horse??
:D
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.