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Surely you would be mad, or French, to try and get your troops to march in that stuff. Forces move so slowly then, you would have plenty of time to suit up as you apprached the battlefield, to trudge for days at a time in full plate, is a tactical error on any general rather than a huge flaw in Armour plating.
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20-07-2011, 01:08 PM
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Being French I think the more pressing concern is how fast they could retreat in that kit, whilst ensuring they had ample space for "white flag storage".
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Interesting, but Gareth is right. Generally guys in armour would ride into battle having been fully kitted up just before mounting their horses. The impact of the knight was very much based on the effectiveness of the charge. You might have the guys on foot wearing some form of lighter chainmail on the body but definitely not plate. A more interesting investigation would be how much effort is exerted when fighting on foot whilst wearing armour.
There was a program on not so long ago where they looked into this. I think the presenter may have been a chap called Mike Loades, but they gradually trained up a guy until he could handle the armour. Then he took part in combat. He was utterly shattered after 5 minutes of fighting.
Do we really need to be told that wearing 70-80 lbs of metal and walking, let alone running, is a lot of effort ?
This to me looks like someone somewhere trying to justify a budget.
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If we ever get someone French joining the club then remind me to delete this thread won't you.
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That was it. excellent show.