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The greatest enemy of plate armor was gunpowder and various fire weapons. Gunpowder was invented in ancient China but it was used in Europe from 13th century. Plate armor was masively used also in later times - 30th year war (1618-1648). The plate armor does not offered a protection against fire weapons but it was still great tool to save its wearer from swords and sabres wounds.
The great example of using plate armor in the time of fire weapons is suit of Polish winged hussares (probably the best heavy cavalry in the world). Attack of Polish hussares was the last thing the thousands of Svedes, Cossacs, Mongols and Russians ever saw.
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What year did knights stop?
∞. There will always be knights. We will never go away. We are hear to stay. Hey hey hey!
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What equipment was the crusaders using in war?
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What good did tanks do in world war 1?
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What is a way that knights protected themselves?
Knights protected themselves in battle by wearing armor made of metal plates or chainmail, along with a helmet to shield their head. They also used shields to deflect incoming blows and carried weapons such as swords, lances, and maces for defense and offense. Additionally, knights relied on their skill in combat and training in various fighting techniques to stay safe on the battlefield.
Why did soldiers stop wearing armor?
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No.
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Because it has better defense and stats. --- Also it might not be better at certain things. For instance, it will not stop magical/elemental damage. Fire, Ice, Shadow, Holy magic all go right through it like you were wearing a shirt made of paper. So it isn't necessarily better at all things, just melee/ranged defense.
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Unfortunately, the only way i managed to stop my sister from wearing my underwear was to move out!
