Armors, And the questions we have about them! Options

[ureniashtram]

Armour, armor... Aaaarrrrmmmoooorrr. As you can probably see (if you can't, theres not much I can do for you <you roll eyes, yes?>), this thread is dedicated for RL armors and the questions we have about them. If there's already another thread of which is the same like this one, well... You know what happens. Lockety lockety lock.

So,　I invite those who are familiar on the subject of armors and the like because I, for one(I guess), have questions about them.

So first one:

How exactly HARD is lamellar armor against steel weapons (like katanas)? Can it be... reliable in huge battles and such? Cavalry, yes but how about infantry? I'm asking because.. well, I need help on a project given to us by our oh-so nice History Teacher.