Armor (Yaranaika)

Japanese Armor

Light Armor

• Kikko katabira: practically the same as studded leather armor.
• Yoroi katabira: same as chain shirt.

Medium Armor

• Okashi gusoku: same as breastplate.

Heavy Armor

• Kusari gusoku: same as chain mail.
• Tosei gusoku (当世具足): "modern armor". Same as plate armor, but weight is only 45 to 55 lb. Cost: ?.

Chinese Armor

• Cotton armor (绵甲, miánjiǎ): basically, Brigandine without metal plates. Weight about 9 lb. TODO
• Lamellar armor (扎甲, zhājiǎ): Weight 25 to 35 lb. TODO
• Brigandine (布面甲, bùmiànjiǎ): rectangular metal plates riveted in between fabric layers with rivet heads visible on the outside. Weight about 60 lb. TODO

Korean Armor

• Padded armor (엄심갑, eomshimgap): most common soldiers used this cheap armor.
• Leather lamellar (가죽 찰갑, gajug chalgab): practically the same as Studded leather armor.
• Scale armor (비늘 갑옷, bineul gab-os).
• Brigandine armor (두정갑, joseon): similar to the Chinese brigandine. Rare and expensive.

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