Talk:Rattan Archer/@comment-34254290-20190227090937/@comment-31256631-20190516145950

lol they don't actually work against bullets, which hits with enough kinetic energy that it simply shatters the rattan. But rattan armor/shields are amazingly light, so they could be carried for various purposes without actually weighing down the wearer. In the Vietname War picture they were most likely used to help bounce bomb shrapnel.