diff --git a/src/battle.test.c b/src/battle.test.c
index 264e9c0be..e473e137e 100644
--- a/src/battle.test.c
+++ b/src/battle.test.c
@@ -204,6 +204,71 @@ static void test_building_defence_bonus(CuTest * tc)
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
+static void test_armor_penetration(CuTest * tc)
+{
+    faction* pAttackingFaction = NULL;
+    faction* pDefendingFaction_Human = NULL;
+    faction* pDefendingFaction_Demon = NULL;
+    unit* pAttackingUnit = NULL;
+    unit* pDefendingUnit = NULL;
+    fighter* pAttackingFighter = NULL;
+    fighter* pDefendingFighter = NULL;
+    troop attackingTroop;
+    troop defendingTroop;
+    side* pAttackingSide = NULL;
+    side* pDefendingSide = NULL;
+    region* pRegion = NULL;
+    battle* pBattle = NULL;
+
+    test_cleanup();
+    test_create_world();
+
+    resource_type* pResType_Crossbow = rt_get_or_create("crossbow");
+    item_type* pItemType_Crossbow = it_get_or_create(pResType_Crossbow);
+    (void)new_weapontype(pItemType_Crossbow, WTF_ARMORPIERCING, 0.0, NULL, 0, 0, 1, SK_CROSSBOW, 1);
+    item* pItem_Crossbow = i_new(pItemType_Crossbow, 1);
+
+    item_type* pItemType_Armor = it_get_or_create(rt_get_or_create("plate"));
+    /*armor_type* pArmorType = */new_armortype(pItemType_Armor, 0.0, 0.0, 5, ATF_NONE);
+
+    pRegion = findregion(0, 0);
+
+    pAttackingFaction = test_create_faction(NULL);
+    pDefendingFaction_Human = test_create_faction(rc_get_or_create("human"));
+    pDefendingFaction_Demon = test_create_faction(rc_get_or_create("demon"));
+
+    pAttackingUnit = test_create_unit(pAttackingFaction, pRegion);
+    scale_number(pAttackingUnit, 1);
+    set_level(pAttackingUnit, SK_CROSSBOW, 10);
+    pAttackingUnit->items = pItem_Crossbow;
+    
+
+    pDefendingUnit = test_create_unit(pDefendingFaction_Human, pRegion);
+    scale_number(pDefendingUnit, 1);
+    //i_change(&(pDefendingUnit->items), pItemType_Armor, 1);
+
+    pBattle = make_battle(pRegion);
+    pAttackingSide = make_side(pBattle, pAttackingFaction, NULL, 0, NULL);
+    pDefendingSide = make_side(pBattle, pDefendingFaction_Human, NULL, 0, NULL);
+
+    pAttackingFighter = make_fighter(pBattle, pAttackingUnit, pAttackingSide, false);
+    attackingTroop.fighter = pAttackingFighter;
+    attackingTroop.index = 0;
+
+    pDefendingFighter = make_fighter(pBattle, pDefendingUnit, pDefendingSide, false);
+    defendingTroop.fighter = pDefendingFighter;
+    defendingTroop.index = 0;
+
+    int initialHP = 10;
+    pDefendingUnit->hp = initialHP;
+
+    CuAssertTrue(tc, terminate(defendingTroop, attackingTroop, AT_STANDARD, "10", true));
+
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, initialHP - 10, pDefendingUnit->hp);
+
+    test_cleanup();
+}
+
 CuSuite *get_battle_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
@@ -212,5 +277,6 @@ CuSuite *get_battle_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_attackers_get_no_building_bonus);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_building_bonus_respects_size);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_building_defence_bonus);
+	SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_armor_penetration);
     return suite;
 }