In point of fact. Real plate armor suits were so well designed that the person inside could bend and twist in almost any direction. Be able to mount a horse or sing a sword or mace while mounted on a bouncy horse in combat. And while it seems to the outsider that the plate-armor should weigh a lot. It is in fact lighter that the chain-mail that it replaced and also far better balanced, as in weight distribution.
In point of fact. Real plate armor suits were so well designed that the person inside could bend and twist in almost any direction. Be able to mount a horse or sing a sword or mace while mounted on a bouncy horse in combat. And while it seems to the outsider that the plate-armor should weigh a lot. It is in fact lighter that the chain-mail that it replaced and also far better balanced, as in weight distribution.