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Liam Acerbus · 07-21-2005, 11:18 AM

^ Here is a good article written for Wikipedia. It says that a suit of full-plate armor could weigh as little as 45 pounds. What would be the point of having armor if it was so cumbersome the soldier couldn't fight very well?

^^ Knights used all sorts of weapons on the battlefield. While flails would give excellent performance when it comes to delivering blunt trama, the weapon would wear someone out quickly because of the need to keep swinging it continuously (to make sure the maximum momentum is taken advantage of when the opportunity to strike comes about). If I were a knight, I'd use a pollaxe or a warhammer. I'd be too paranoid about smashing my own face in with the flail...

[ July 21, 2005, 11:29 AM: Message edited by: A Tough Little Koopa Troopa ]

07-21-2005, 11:18 AM	#18
Liam Acerbus Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Somewhere between Barrow, Alaska and Rawson, Argentina... Gender: Posts: 1,200 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,658.27 Bank: 1,336.00 Total Points: 3,994.27 Donate	^ Here is a good article written for Wikipedia. It says that a suit of full-plate armor could weigh as little as 45 pounds. What would be the point of having armor if it was so cumbersome the soldier couldn't fight very well? ^^ Knights used all sorts of weapons on the battlefield. While flails would give excellent performance when it comes to delivering blunt trama, the weapon would wear someone out quickly because of the need to keep swinging it continuously (to make sure the maximum momentum is taken advantage of when the opportunity to strike comes about). If I were a knight, I'd use a pollaxe or a warhammer. I'd be too paranoid about smashing my own face in with the flail... [ July 21, 2005, 11:29 AM: Message edited by: A Tough Little Koopa Troopa ]