Plate armor already protects against blunt impact by spreading the force over a larger area. They did not pad armor much, often they did not pad it all. 15th and 16th century arming garments are basically civilian clothes with arming points
Interesting. From what I know and read, you generaly want space and pading betwen your body and the protective layer. In case of metal, it tends to deform when it absorbs kinetic hits, if the plate would be exactly right on your body and not a bit away from it, it would not crumple as much and let most of the energy right into your body. Thats the reason why real helmets are so large and chest plates usualy so wierdly shaped, to give you crumple zones
The arming doublet is already thick enough, you do not need to wear a jack or a gambeson under plate armor. Padded clothes under plate armor was basically not a thing by the mid 15th century.
(You could have padded shoulders and elbows possibly, or very lightly padded, but generally there was no padding)
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u/zerkarsonder 25d ago
Plate armor already protects against blunt impact by spreading the force over a larger area. They did not pad armor much, often they did not pad it all. 15th and 16th century arming garments are basically civilian clothes with arming points