Sordid Sinister said:Nice. Though for objectivity's sake I have to say it shows that plate armor doesn't restrict movement, but it doesn't actually show the guy running in it.
GreySaber said:If you can do cartwheels, you can move at more then a slugs pace up a set of stairs.
That's exactly what was NOT the case. No armour (armour meant for actual use, anyway) anywhere in the world has ever been that heavy at any point in history. Such armour would be absolutely useless in any sort of combat, because you wouldn't be able to do anything in it. Mobility is paramount in a fight. The plate you are referring to didn't pop up until Hollywood.Plebian said:The original full-plate (the kind you often see standing up in museums and what not), was so heavy that once a knight was knocked down, he couldn't stand up on his own. They even had specially designed cranes to hoist knights onto their horses.
Plebian said:Narcissus has it. It's not going to slow you down as if you were carrying lead weights on your back, but try running and fighting for a few hours, and I garuntee any plate armor will wear you out pretty quickly.
Furthermore, the type of armor he was wearing is a very late-era style steel design (1400 AD +). The original full-plate (the kind you often see standing up in museums and what not), was so heavy that once a knight was knocked down, he couldn't stand up on his own. They even had specially designed cranes to hoist knights onto their horses.
THAT is plate armor, yo.
Narcissus said:Also note that I'm not one of the ones that think plate armor made the soldier incapable of walking ... just that your video didn't exactly make a very good example of your point.
Plebian said:Narcissus has it. It's not going to slow you down as if you were carrying lead weights on your back, but try running and fighting for a few hours, and I garuntee any plate armor will wear you out pretty quickly.
It is.Amman de Stazia said:Unless it is made with plenty clever joints...
Sordid Sinister said:It is.Amman de Stazia said:Unless it is made with plenty clever joints...
GreySaber said:If you can do cartwheels, you can move at more then a slugs pace up a set of stairs.