That video with the armor is a joke. Was that aluminum ? C'mon doing a back flip ?
Watch this guy here and try imagining the guy doing a back flip once he's done dressing ...
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But again, we are moving away from the topic
No, that was real plate armor. You will find several videos like this on youtube. It is a very common misconception that plate armor made you slow and you could hardly move in it which obviously was not the case. Here a compilation:
(If someone knows from where the first snipped is from I would be grateful)
@Aishaddai No, totally wrong. Decently trained swordman are the normal opponents people in plate armor were fighting and the armor gave them a huge advantage. They are in no means slower than a lighter armed swordman (being unarmored was basically suicide) and had a very small area of where their armor can be penetrated. Basically a sword is useless against plate armor.
