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Plate Armor technology advanced quickly during the Hundreds Year War; with French armies needing the armor to compensate against English Longbows. |
Plate Armor technology advanced quickly during the Hundreds Year War; with French armies needing the armor to compensate against English Longbows. |
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− | When muskets and [[blunderbuss]]es were introduced, the age of Plate Armor quickly declined. Such high caliber black-powder weapons could pierce basic plate armor with ease. Heavy bulletproof plate did exist, but was too expensive to mass produce and would be too heavy for combat. [[Musketeer]]s did continue to use the [[Cuirass]] chestplate; however this armor could only deflect light caliber black-powder weapons. By the |
+ | When muskets and [[blunderbuss]]es were introduced, the age of Plate Armor quickly declined. Such high caliber black-powder weapons could pierce basic plate armor with ease. Heavy bulletproof plate did exist, but was too expensive to mass produce and would be too heavy for combat. [[Musketeer]]s did continue to use the [[Cuirass]] chestplate; however this armor could only deflect light caliber black-powder weapons. By the 1800s; all plate armor was considered irrelevant for combat, although some nobles continued to wear them for fashion. |
There were attempts to revive plate armor. WWI saw many prototype steel plated armor; but only the German 'Lobster Armor' could resist rifle fire and even then it was too expensive to be mass produced. Since snipers and artillery were so common; such armor could only be effective in specific circumstances. |
There were attempts to revive plate armor. WWI saw many prototype steel plated armor; but only the German 'Lobster Armor' could resist rifle fire and even then it was too expensive to be mass produced. Since snipers and artillery were so common; such armor could only be effective in specific circumstances. |