Illustration 14: Plate flexibility, note lack of movement. Illustration 15: Plated style, untied. Note the natural point to plates and that the sword could lift a single plate.
Illustration 16: Plated style tied. Note the bodyhugging shape and increased difficulty in penetration.
Illustration 17: Art McMurrough Kavanagh & English Cavalry c. 1400 (Public Domain Image)
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