Are you on team Nord or team Med when it comes to armor?
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>>16886734I like the Italian helmet better, but prefer the German for the rest.
>>16886734Team bulletproof
>>16886734Team Horse-Archer
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Nordic armor, or NW European armor in general is very pretty IMO. Meds have been copying it since antiquity for a reason anyway.
>>16887930Transitional period armor is actually the most kino. The second most is mid15th century English field plate for the fighting man.
>>16886734Team Augsburg.
>>16887134Why did armor suddenly and totally die out in the 18th century? Were the guns in the 18th century way better than the guns of the 17th century or something?
>>16888469The beginning of the 18th century is right when pikemen really started to be phased out because the bayonet was invented. So now there were no melee infantry in almost any European armies anymore. I don't know exactly if that's why armor stopped being worn though but it would make sense I think.
>>16888469More men = more gunsArmoring a bunch of men is a lot more expensive than wool uniforms
>>16888497But they stopped armoring even generals on the battlefield. If it was only due to cost why would they do that?
>>16888469Guns became more commonplace and the production of gunpowder increased as well (and became better quality wise). There were still cuirasses around, which were mainly used by cuirassiers or sappers but for the common soldier there was no need.>>16888538If a general needs to rely on armor, then he fucked up greatly.
>>16886734Which side wore the burgonet more?
>>16886734Both are based but I like the Schaller more
>>16887930Bro the iconic helmet might literally be designed after late Roman era helmets.Tho I agree that it’s the most aesthetic helmet out there and I’m mad that Germanic Europe outside of Scandinavia and Brits didn’t adopt it
>>16888333I agree. I am currently loving the Vendel era stuff and archeological finds like Raedwald's burial. Honestly the early Germanic clothing is my favorite thing. Later medieval and early modern stuff looks really ugly in comparison IMO.>>16888789>Bro the iconic helmet might literally be designed after late Roman era helmets.IIRC there was so much cross cultural exchange between the two of them that its kind of hard to tell where one begins, but I would lean towards it being more of a Germanic design due to the fact the late Roman army adopted mostly everything from them, including their clothing and puttees. There is a muriel of a red haired, late Roman wearing a Tunic with a swastika design on it, wearing puttees and holding a round shield and spear. I lost it as it was on my old PC but it was pretty cool.
>>16886734Gothic plate is top tier>>16887098the Sallet helmet is the best thing about it
>>16887134You can't really wear it IRL, too heavy.However, there's a reason they have a huge feather at the top of their helmet. >Feathers stand up when you enter a strong electrical field.
>>16887098>>16889381The sallet is also an Italian invention btw. Both Germans and Italians wore sallets. The only difference was the shape.
>>16889394>first pyramids are described by schizos as ancient power plants>then star forts>now 16th/17th century cuirassier armorWhat's next?
>>16886734>Are you on team Nord or team Med when it comes to armor?It's a completely arbitrary separation, every style of piece was made in every euro region.That said, I like the germ chest, hips and arms armor, the med legs armor, chain mail, padding, cape and helms 3-4.I like the germ ridges and the med enamel. Weapons should be the same for both but they're on the germ side so it's a w for germs.
