P3_4 Knights in Shining Armour: The joust

Authors

  • Evan Whelan University of Leicester
  • Daniel Knight University of Leicester
  • Branden Sampson University of Leicester
  • Symran Wedge University of Leicester

Abstract

The aim of this project was to determine the characteristics of the power of a lance strike from a heavily armoured knight with the aim to draw comparisons with modern weaponry. A knight wielding a lance riding upon a destrier warhorse at full gallop delivers a blow with the energy of a typical hand gun round (.45ACP) at 541J and the equivalent momentum transfer of being struck by a 1kg bag of sugar thrown out of the cockpit of an F1 car doing it’s top speed of around 230mph (104Nm).

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Published

15-12-2021

How to Cite

Whelan, E., Knight, D., Sampson, B., & Wedge, S. (2021). P3_4 Knights in Shining Armour: The joust. Physics Special Topics, 20(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/4025

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2021): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles