Scale armour

Scale armour is armour which is made by interlinking a series of small metal scales together in an overlapping fashion over a leather gamebson, such as that they resemble the scales of a reptile. Such armour appears in Ultima V,  VI,  VII and  VII Part Two.

Description
Scale armour was never amongst the most popular forms of equipment in Britannia, and generally only scale haubereons were available, commercially with additional bodily protection having to be afforded by other types of raiment. On average, scale armour protected the body about as effectively as chain, despite being somewhat heavier.

Defensive Values
By Ultima VII, A complete set of scale armour contains the following pieces. The numbers listed after indicate the relative effectiveness of the armour: