leather shoes & armour issue

[Yamarillo]

hi all
I have loads of leather and I've been making leather shoes for my dwarves- makes sense to me.
The issue is that my military considers their leather shoes to be armour. So we have a lot of foot and ankle injuries amongst my soldiery.

How should I solve this issue? I have the steel to make low or high boots.

[Fel]

Soldiers should be in metal armor anyway, leather is barely giving any protection.
Even copper is better than leather, that's just how bad leather is.

As long as your soldiers have a uniform asking for metal armor and is set to "replace clothing" instead of "over clothing" they should be fine.
High boots are way better than low boots by the way.

[malthenielsen]

Silk shoes weirdly is both stronger and lighter than leather, so it's better.

It's still tempting to make leather shoes anyway as it's more RP-ish.

[xDDD]

Originally posted by Yamarillo:

hi all
I have loads of leather and I've been making leather shoes for my dwarves- makes sense to me.
The issue is that my military considers their leather shoes to be armour. So we have a lot of foot and ankle injuries amongst my soldiery.

How should I solve this issue? I have the steel to make low or high boots.

In the uniforms they are probably set to wear "Leather Footwear" so basic leather shoes count. You'd want to set that specifically as "Leather High Boots" (or low boots if you only have those) if you want them to wear the armor instead.

[Snake Bit]

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't bone offer slightly more protection than mere leather?
The reason your shoes are counted as armor is due to the uniform having it set as a requirement. If you make your own uniform for your squads you can set the type and material yourself. Normally leather shoes and clothing are worn same with cloth and silk. Leather shoes also make decent trade goods for human and dwarven caravans looking to trade.