If you managed to partly block an attack, a mail would have prevented you from getting many lethal cuts for example, if the initial energy of the attack was stopped. It prevented many arrows from going too deep as well. If you were hit by an arrow that didnt go too deep, you still could often survive with minor hits, instead of getting a deep penetration.
If you managed to partly block an attack, a mail would have prevented you from getting many lethal cuts for example, if the initial energy of the attack was stopped. It prevented many arrows from going too deep as well. If you were hit by an arrow that didnt go too deep, you still could often survive with minor hits, instead of getting a deep penetration.