Plate armor

Plate Armor is, simply put, armor made of solid plates of metal. While this can refer to plating on a tank or a ship, most commonly it refers to body armor.

Parts of Plate Armor

• Curiass(plate which covers the torso)
• Breastplate (single plate which covers the front of the torso)
• Backplate (covers the back of the torso)
• Greaves (covers the lower legs)
• Gorget (covers the neck)
• Tassets
• pauldrons
• Spaulders
• Bracers

Plate armor by region

• Ancient Greece
• Medieval Europe
• Japan

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