i'm going to recommand this mod called drastic battle mod
it is amazing at making armor more useful with tons of customizing features such as:
different weapon type (cut pierce blunt) interacting with different armor type (cloth, leather, chain, plate) as well as damage done to different body parts
etc
it's an amazing mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/mountandblade2bannerlord/mods/2188?tab=description
it is amazing at making armor more useful with tons of customizing features such as:
different weapon type (cut pierce blunt) interacting with different armor type (cloth, leather, chain, plate) as well as damage done to different body parts
etc
it's an amazing mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/mountandblade2bannerlord/mods/2188?tab=description