Description from original post (created 2013-02-09 03:11):
This skin, based upon the picture here, is a suit of Gothic plate armor.
Men who were rich or powerful enough to wear this were a part of superior infantry or mounted calvary units in the Holy Roman Empire, or as many would put it, the first Reich. Although it wasn't very Holy, wasn't very Roman, and wasn't much of an empire. But no matter...
These men had little to fear in the battlefield, as their 15th Century armor bested nearly all era-weapons that their foes, many of whom were peasants, tried to use. However, the only way that they were able to be killed was a lucky shot by a longbow or crossbow, mainly in the neck or armpits.
Knights like these would usually be placed at the reserve of an army, as they were very expensive to upkeep, and losing them would cost far too much for them to be used up at the front of the battle.
This specialized armor was regularly worn by Generals and Kings into battle
This skin, based upon the picture here, is a suit of Gothic plate armor.
Men who were rich or powerful enough to wear this were a part of superior infantry or mounted calvary units in the Holy Roman Empire, or as many would put it, the first Reich. Although it wasn't very Holy, wasn't very Roman, and wasn't much of an empire. But no matter...
These men had little to fear in the battlefield, as their 15th Century armor bested nearly all era-weapons that their foes, many of whom were peasants, tried to use. However, the only way that they were able to be killed was a lucky shot by a longbow or crossbow, mainly in the neck or armpits.
Knights like these would usually be placed at the reserve of an army, as they were very expensive to upkeep, and losing them would cost far too much for them to be used up at the front of the battle.
This specialized armor was regularly worn by Generals and Kings into battle