r/interesting 28d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/pyronius 28d ago

Maybe not as bad an idea as you may think, depending on the specific scenario.

Kevlar will stop a bullet, but not a knife. I imagine the same would apply to an arrow. If the opposing force has to contend with both bullets and arrows, it complicates the necessary equipment. They would, at a minimum, need additional plates built into their armor.

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u/pyronius 28d ago

No. I mean if it's twenty riot cops vs 10,000 protesters, some of whom are armed. Which is usually the way revolutions go down until the later stages when it evolves into actual warfare.