armor

[technocrat]

knives are over used ???...

why don't everyone ware armors :P so knives does not go though.

(armor don't stop gun well, but shield does)

[Sardauker-Kirov]

Using Shields on Arrakis? You got to be kidding, unless you want to have a nice visit in the long body of the worm.

[VigilVirus]

Using Shields on Arrakis? You got to be kidding, unless you want to have a nice visit in the long body of the worm.

He said armor not shields.

[NHJ BV]

yeah, regular armor should protect you against knives.

[technocrat]

I guess Dune hardcores will say that they banned armor as well, since they already banned just about anything useful ...

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Usul]

You wouldn't wear armour and a sheild because of the fatigue involved. A shield won't let oxygen in so you only have a limited amount of time in one.

[Timenn]

Harkonnen troops do wear armor. But the Fremen despise that, it makes them slow and vulnerable in the desert

[Khan]

Yeah and in armor you would be under a greater threat from guns

[technocrat]

Yeah and in armor you would be under a greater threat from guns

well, but you have shields against guns, so you only need to worry about knife.

[VigilVirus]

Yeah and in armor you would be under a greater threat from guns

well, but you have shields against guns, so you only need to worry about knife.

you can't wear shields on arrakis

[Andrew]

you can where shields on arrakis. even if it were on the icecaps.

althought it attracts worms. and they had shields around the "keep" or whatever it is called where Atreides lived.

[VigilVirus]

you can where shields on arrakis. even if it were on the icecaps.

althought it attracts worms. and they had shields around the "keep" or whatever it is called where Atreides lived.

Yes, you can have shields on rock syrface, but if you wear shields in the desert it is suicide.

[ExSPlug]

Too heavy and you'll not have enough oxygen...this will make you put down your shield more frequently, and thus more vurlunable. If you've read the "House Harkonnen" novel you'll know how tiring it would be.

And Usul I think shield does let oxygen in, only the rate is too slow compared to your intake rate.

[The_Sadukar]

I've read someplace that the knives in the dune univerese have somekind of emproved cutting egde, so it would go right trough any kind of armor, and you know whats even better the crys have that natrualy.

[Sardauker-Kirov]

That is true, the teeth of the sandworm is so sharp it can cut through metal.

[nemafakei]

Physical armour isn't always easy or practical to carry around. But I admit, it should be better and lighter by 10,191.

[Terror]

yes, and it should definetly be able to stop any knife...

[lowzeewee]

Why cant there be any hover troops that throw knifes or shoot arrows?LOL

[Terror]

why use knives if you can have swords?

[Emperor Harkonnen]

doesn't the flechette pistol shoot arrows??

but don't you guys remember in House Harkonenn, when Duncan was on Ginaz and he weared that heavy armor shit, he didn't manage to take out any of the others with no armor, cos they were faster.

[Terror]

well, speed may be good and all.. but in medieval times they also used armor and shields and they had hundreds of years of experience so i think they know what was effective and what isn't

[Colonel_Worf]

They use knives because it penetrates personal shields unlike fast moving projectiles or lasers, and it makes for different storytelling. You get tired of reading about blow-your-head-off laser guns.

[Terror]

yes but if you use a metal shield and metal armor you can hardly be penetrated by those knives and if you have a sword you can just kill them all with ease

[Anathema]

Sardaukar were unequaled so wouldn't need any protection except a holtzman shield, as they could outfight anybody in hand to hand combat. Armor was unnecessary for them. That was, until they stould against the fremen :)

[Terror]

Sardaukar were unequaled so wouldn't need any protection except a holtzman shield, as they could outfight anybody in hand to hand combat. Armor was unnecessary for them. That was, until they stould against the fremen :)

pff piece of crap, if i had an armor that stops knives i would kill a sardaukar myself.. he may have the first strike but mine will hurt as well... and he won't even pierce my armor...