diff --git a/src/res/armor/chainmail-2.xml b/src/res/armor/chainmail-2.xml
index 92d7e5b77..39743d754 100644
--- a/src/res/armor/chainmail-2.xml
+++ b/src/res/armor/chainmail-2.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <resource name="chainmail">
   <item weight="200" score="90">
     <construction skill="armorer" minskill="3" reqsize="1">
-      <requirement type="iron" quantity="3"/>
+      <requirement type="iron" quantity="2"/>
     </construction>
     <armor ac="2" penalty="0.10" projectile="0.0" magres="0.0"/>
   </item>
diff --git a/src/res/armor/laenmail-2.xml b/src/res/armor/laenmail-2.xml
index f727e7527..d3b1dd533 100644
--- a/src/res/armor/laenmail-2.xml
+++ b/src/res/armor/laenmail-2.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <resource name="laenmail">
   <item weight="100" score="1000">
     <construction skill="armorer" minskill="9" reqsize="1">
-      <requirement type="laen" quantity="3"/>
+      <requirement type="laen" quantity="2"/>
     </construction>
     <armor ac="3" penalty="0.0" projectile="0.10" magres="0.3" laen="yes" />
   </item>
diff --git a/src/res/armor/plate-2.xml b/src/res/armor/plate-2.xml
index f1329e5fb..550e83173 100644
--- a/src/res/armor/plate-2.xml
+++ b/src/res/armor/plate-2.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <item weight="400" score="150">
     <function name="canuse" value="lua_canuse_item"/>
     <construction skill="armorer" minskill="4" reqsize="1">
-      <requirement type="iron" quantity="5"/>
+      <requirement type="iron" quantity="4"/>
     </construction>
     <armor ac="3" penalty="0.15" projectile="0.10" magres="0.0"/>
   </item>