For whatever reason, maybe moral boost or increased intimidation

can't wait for spring break to end

>>33307093
Alright. This knight vs samurai meme has gone on long enough
Neither were traditionally foot soldiers.
Both would of been on horse back.
Knight would of had a lance
Samurai would of had a bow.
Samurai would of ran around shooting arrows at knight or his horse until the horse and he was on foot and then the samurai had a mobility advantage until he runs out of arrows. The knights combat tactics would of lost like they lost to mongol cavalry archers.

Modern cosplayers would hate plate, it's relatively heavy and restricts movement a lot compared to every other type of clothing or armor available and on top of that it needs padding. A hot day they'd probably just keel over from exhaustion without a horse to transport them.

You killed a thread for this, you should feel bad about yourself.

>>33307206
>it's relatively heavy and restricts movement a lot compared to every other type of clothing or armor available and on top of that it needs padding.

pls shut the fuck up you mong noarmour cunt. plate, if made properly ofc, is the least restrictive type of armour there is. a full maille shirt is much more restrictive because the rings bind against their rivets all the time. that aside, in europe full plate was not something reserved for knights.

>would of
nigger are you even trying

>>33307206
>"Didnt read the OP" The post

>>33307206
>Samurai would of ran around shooting arrows at knight or his horse until the horse and he was on foot and then the samurai had a mobility advantage until he runs out of arrows

This is actually one of the most retarded things I've read someone post in complete earnest on /k/, good lord

>>33307093
Samurai armor is pretty much ancient riot gear

>>33307093
Neither are suited for day to day patrolling or riding in a car. If they wore armor, they'd wear a breastplate and helmet at most unless gearing up for a riot.

>>33307618
But can you make love to a woman?

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They'd definitely go euro armor

>>33307206
>>Its relatively heavy and restricts movement
Bro that's just a bullshit videogame/movie trope standard field armor weight around 45 pounds and that's distributed throughout your whole body. You can sprint, do jumping jacks, mount horses and do a bunch of other stuff easy in plate armor it hardly restricts movement

>>33307667
Thats a lot closer to samurai armor than knights armor.

>>33307206
I don't even know where to start with this prick.

>>33307888
Nice trips bro
I'm not even going to argue because there are too many memes and this guy >>33307678
has been the only one with a decent meme tier argument so far
>fighters not wearing armor
>make him swing and miss bro he'll tire himself out!
>it's only 45 pounds of extra weight distributed evenly, he can do acrobatics without getting tired!

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Obviously, they'd prefer the Crusader.

>>33307235
Fitted full plate was impossibly expensive since you needed to articulate each joint. Only a noble or somebody funded by nobles could afford it. Furthermore, you needed to match the joints exactly or you'd loose flexibility. Because of that, full plate couldn't be used properly for anybody but the person it was fitted for.

Most mercenaries wore gambesons, brigadines, and half-plate.

>>33307093
Japanese yoroi by the virtue of being able to lift your elbows above shoulder level.