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plus his armor was a very big suprise to everyone because medieval armor was only 1-2mm thick
- easy to pierce with guns.
kelly's armor in general was 4.7625 thick, almost close to 5, though the armor wasnt as tough as it didnt reach potential heat when molded out.
lots of folks back then got ambushed by them and when they fought armed individuals they realized something.
so when people realized his armor could withstand guns like .45in Martini Henry rifles and .45in Webley percussion revolvers which had gunpowder in it, they sure as hell feared the gang because of how impossible the idea was to take them all down or survive an encounter with them. plus the gang was also very deadly and accurate with their 45 inch revolvers due to using them a lot on raids.
thats one of the reasons they were one of the most iconic bushrangers and one of the most infamous criminals in history.
but that was the obvious side... wasnt it?
kelly's armor in general was 4.7625 thick, almost close to 5, though the armor wasnt as tough as it didnt reach potential heat when molded out.
lots of folks back then got ambushed by them and when they fought armed individuals they realized something.
so when people realized his armor could withstand guns like .45in Martini Henry rifles and .45in Webley percussion revolvers which had gunpowder in it, they sure as hell feared the gang because of how impossible the idea was to take them all down or survive an encounter with them. plus the gang was also very deadly and accurate with their 45 inch revolvers due to using them a lot on raids.
thats one of the reasons they were one of the most iconic bushrangers and one of the most infamous criminals in history.
but that was the obvious side... wasnt it?