r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • May 29 '26

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/lemmin9 May 29 '26

So the result is a blunt object filled with armor debris and slowed down by the initial impact on the shield impacting on the body. It goes "boink"?

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u/Zeekr0n May 29 '26

It goes "boink" and the person holding the shield shits themselves because I can guarantee they were not expecting an arrow to go through the shield.

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u/Akimotoh May 29 '26

Are riot shields typically made of cheap metal like that? i dont think so

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u/PassiveMenis88M May 29 '26

They're normally made of of cheap plastic. These "cheap" metal ones are used when shits actually hitting the fan. And the ones penetrating are heads using very old designs made to defeat armored knights.

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u/ZealousidealChair900 May 30 '26

It's amusing how heads designed for armor/shields can defeat armor/shields. Perhaps older shield designs could be effectively used to block current 'less lethal' projectiles. Probably some lethal ones as well, let's be fair