Kanabo Vs Plate Armor
Close up picture of the iron spikes of a kanabō tetsubō.
Kanabo vs plate armor. Related solid iron weapons with no spikes or knobs are the kanemuchi kanamuchi and the aribo gojo kirikobo. Kanabo could traumatize or outright kill any knight regardless of the armor since the same weaknesses applied. Soft vs hard armor. Morning star would tear up the kanabo and as heavy as the club is.
Generally hard armor plates are worn in a plate carrier which is a vest that fits over your other clothing. It is capable of breaking limbs and possibly shields and has a range advantage. Samurai wore armor they had steel plate it just wasn t quite as well designed as european armor. Knight wins just because of his armor and the fact that his weapons are made to penetrate armor.
Steel plates usually stop one type of common ar 15 round but not the other while ceramic plates do the inverse. Mail in the me. You can find the weaknesses in the armor to try to stab a spear through or hit with a bludgeoning weapon. It is equally effective against the viking s armor.
The kanabo is by far the samurai s best weapon in this scenario. I really think the two sides are pretty even. The kanabō 金棒 literally. The problem is that it is slow and tiresome.
I dont see it getting through the plate armor. Picking the right body armor is a frustrating battle of tricky tradeoffs. Plate was far superior in almost every way imaginable in a combat situation note that the word chainmail is partly incorrect since mail and chain both refer to similar constructions there s no need to put them after each other. The crossbow can pierce plate armor much less the samurai s chain.
After a few swings the samurai is going to be struggling. Body armor threat levels. Turkish bow best in the world shoot faster than 240 km of speed duration. Invictus plate carrier front.
The truth about full plate armor duration. Hard armor plates have a variety of ratings but the strongest can stop some pretty serious rifle rounds.