HDH2506 OP t1_irx16ek wrote on October 11, 2022 at 5:53 PM

Reply to comment by 5tatic55 in Has metal ever been used in ancient/medieval fortifications or any equivalent by HDH2506

Exactly like LOTR. My brother played Shadow of War and there’s metal clad walls.

I thought: “This is the second reference to this method, why haven’t I seen it in fictions, ever? Maybe it’s actually an extremely rare historical thing?”

5tatic55 t1_irx6k3l wrote on October 11, 2022 at 6:28 PM

I believe it was somewhat rare. Most were made up of wood, as metal plates were exceedingly hard to produce in that era, but not impossible..

If you look into "The army that moved a mountain", otherwise know as "The Siege of Masada" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Masada (that's the Wiki), they used the metal plate tactics there, I know there are some good YouTube videos of it too.