Moving around is fine - you can run, jump, spin, do whatever you like, in full armor like that. It’s something like ~30 pounds, which is bad, but not deabilitating,
The issue that arises is fatigue - it’s horrible to make a march in, and takes time to take on and off. So while there would often be a core of heavy infantry outfitted like this, most infantry would prefer lighter armor.
The only armor that would be legitimately unable to be used on foot would be jousting armor, which was immensely heavy because it was meant to protect the user entirely during sport (the, well, joust).
Also it’s 15 kilos spread out over your whole body, not just one part. That alone makes it way easier to deal with the weigh. But 15 kilos isn’t a ton of weight for a soldier anyways. It’s about what my battle rattle was in the army but mine was all on my torso.
Moving around is fine - you can run, jump, spin, do whatever you like, in full armor like that. It’s something like ~30 pounds, which is bad, but not deabilitating,
The issue that arises is fatigue - it’s horrible to make a march in, and takes time to take on and off. So while there would often be a core of heavy infantry outfitted like this, most infantry would prefer lighter armor.
The only armor that would be legitimately unable to be used on foot would be jousting armor, which was immensely heavy because it was meant to protect the user entirely during sport (the, well, joust).
Also it’s 15 kilos spread out over your whole body, not just one part. That alone makes it way easier to deal with the weigh. But 15 kilos isn’t a ton of weight for a soldier anyways. It’s about what my battle rattle was in the army but mine was all on my torso.
Yeah, I did suspect that I’m simply not knowledgeable enough about different types of armour. Learnt another new thing, yay :D
Yeah, jousting armor can reach like, triple that weight, or more. THAT sort of thing you definitely won’t be going anywhere on foot with, lmao.
People who practice HEMA in armor or Bohurt can be frighteningly fast even in all that gear.