Youth Armoured Combat Draft:Weapon Standards

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General

1. You have to get your weapons inspected before you can us them. The marshal will look for foam that is falling apart, and whether the core of the weapon in damaged or broken, or anything else is damaged or broken.
2. Your weapon must not have any metal in it. This includes things like basket hilts, pommel weights, screws, nails or other fasteners, and hose clamps.
3. You are not allowed to have a flail (a weapon on a rope).
4. You are not allowed to use materials that might shatter or splinter on impact for the core or cross guard of your weapon.
5. You are not allowed to use PVC (a specific kind of plastic) in any weapon.
6. You are allowed to make weapon cores out of:
   1. Rattan, either shaved or skin-on, with a diameter between 19 mm and 25 mm for most weapons.
      1. Two-handed weapons longer than 165 cm, used in Division 3 only, can use rattan up to 32 mm or less in diameter.
      2. Both ends of the rattan must be rounded.
   2. Common forms of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe (it's used for irrigation and plumbing)
      1. You can use any size of HDPE pipe as long as:
         1. the outside diameter of the pipe is 19 mm or bigger
         2. you can hold on to it properly
         3. your weapon doesn't weigh too much.
      2. HDPE pipe must have both ends capped, plugged, or otherwise covered to prevent the pipe from cutting through the foam.
   3. The Kingdom Youth Armoured Combat Marshal can only approve other materials after they have been properly tested and prove that they are good enough, and are included in the rules.=
7. The striking surface of your weapon must at least 38 mm wide.
8. You have to mark the thrusting tips and cutting edges with a different colour than the rest of the weapon.
9. We recommend that you have a wrist strap or a lanyard, so you don't accidentally throw your weapon away if you drop it, but you don't have to.
10. The pommels, cross-guards, and the butt ends of your weapons that don't have butt spikes have to be covered with at least 9 mm of closed cell foam and covered with a loose single layer of duct tape or cloth.
11. Your weapon has to weigh less than 75g per 10cm of length. If your weapon is 1m long, it can't weight more than 750g.
12. If your weapon has a head:
    1. It can only be made of lightweight foam.
    2. It has to be firmly and securely attached to the haft.
    3. The striking surfaces of your weapon have to be as squishy as a weapon that doesn't have a head.

Single-handed weapons

1. Striking surfaces must be covered with at least 9 mm of closed cell foam extending 25 mm or more past the end of the core material. The foam must be covered with a single loose layer of duct tape or a cloth sleeve.
2. Thrusting tips must be constructed of closed cell foam covered with duct tape or cloth. They must extend 5 cm past the end of the core and be at least 6.5 cm in diameter.
3. Thrusting tips must be constructed so that they do not fold over.
4. Non-metal basket hilts are permitted on single-handed weapons.

Two-handed weapons

Two-handed weapons, including those which can be used with one or two hands, must have the following requirements:

1. Two-handed weapons must be constructed in the same way as single-handed weapons except as outlined below.
2. Given the excessive flexibility of HDPE pipe in warm temperatures, it is recommended (we should choose) that these cores be limited to single-handed weapons except in Division 1.
3. Weapons must not have a cutting and/or smashing surface at both ends.
4. The maximum length of weapons in each division is as follows:
   1. Division 1: 1.5 meters.
   2. Division 2: 1.65 meters.
   3. Division 3: 2.25 meters.
5. Weapons longer than 1.8 metres must not be used for cutting or smashing and can only be used for thrusting (spears).

Thrown weapons

1. These weapons can be used for striking and can also be thrown in melee scenarios where thrown weapons are allowed. Examples are thrust-and-throw javelins and axes.
2. Throwing axes can be used in any division and are constructed entirely from closed cell foam and tape.
3. Axes must not be excessively large or heavy. Define excessive
4. Javelins are constructed from a single diameter of HDPE pipe and can be used in melee combat in Divisions 2 and 3. "single diameter?
   1. They can be thrown or be used as a single-handed thrusting weapon
   2. The thrusting tip must conform to standard weapon thrusting tips.Which standard?
   3. The butt end must not be used offensively. It must be padded with foam in such a manner that it cannot penetrate a 5 cm opening.
   4. Fins or stabilisers of foam or duct tape can be attached near the back end.
   5. Javelins must be between 125 and 165 cm long.