Scale armour

Scale armour is a 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.

Protective Value

 * In Ultima V chain armour has a defensive rating of "4".
 * In Ultima VI chain armour has a defensive rating of "4".

Ultima VII and Part Two
In Ultima VII and Ultima VII Part Two, a complete set of scale armour contains the following pieces. The numbers listed after indicate the relative effectiveness of the armour in both games and the warmth rating: