No lore backing, but in my own head cannon, I've reasoned that the Ala Mhigan Resistance would have the most specialized/adapted armor to deal with firearms as they've been warring against the Garleans for over 20 years now. I've reasoned that Ala Mhigans would likely have thicker scutum shields that may help deflect or block incoming gunblade rounds. They may also have thicker breastplates?
For Sounsyy specifically, I've had a lot of gun involvement in her story fairly recently. She has the modified Ala Mhigan Scutum, which has a better chance at blocking incoming rounds, but I've made it so that if a bullet strikes the shield directly, it'll pierce it. Also long barrel muskets and firearms could easily punch through the shield and armor. This is how Sounsyy recently lost a finger. A marksman shot her shield and the bullet went through her shield, shattered, severed her ring finger, and the fragments of the shot buried into Sounsyy's shoulder.
Sounsyy's crew, being mostly old Knights of the Barracuda from Limsa, are also majority musketeers. I've only got one long-barreled musket markswoman in the crew, but the rest use the small pistols. I've reasoned that the musket could probably pierce through most things with relatively good accuracy. While the pistols are more inaccurate and the ball-type ammunition might be blocked/get lodged in Garlean fibre armor, which to me sounds a lot like kevlar?
For Sounsyy specifically, I've had a lot of gun involvement in her story fairly recently. She has the modified Ala Mhigan Scutum, which has a better chance at blocking incoming rounds, but I've made it so that if a bullet strikes the shield directly, it'll pierce it. Also long barrel muskets and firearms could easily punch through the shield and armor. This is how Sounsyy recently lost a finger. A marksman shot her shield and the bullet went through her shield, shattered, severed her ring finger, and the fragments of the shot buried into Sounsyy's shoulder.
Sounsyy's crew, being mostly old Knights of the Barracuda from Limsa, are also majority musketeers. I've only got one long-barreled musket markswoman in the crew, but the rest use the small pistols. I've reasoned that the musket could probably pierce through most things with relatively good accuracy. While the pistols are more inaccurate and the ball-type ammunition might be blocked/get lodged in Garlean fibre armor, which to me sounds a lot like kevlar?
