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<blockquote data-quote="ColinChapman" data-source="post: 6416492" data-attributes="member: 6779742"><p>After much digging and reading:</p><p></p><p><strong>ASIAN ARMOUR EQUIVALENTS</strong></p><p> <strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><em> Light Armour</em><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Leather</strong></p><p>Wei Jia (Leather Armour) / Gyorin Kozane Do</p><p></p><p><em> Medium Armour</em></p><p><strong>Hide</strong></p><p>Ge Jia (Hide Armour) / Nerigawa Kozane Do</p><p></p><p><strong> Chain Shirt</strong></p><p>Hu Xing Jin (Protect Heart Mirror), Silin Kia (Thin Scale Armour) / Karuta (Kikko) Tatami Do, Kusari Katabira, Kusari Tatami Do</p><p></p><p><strong> Scale Mail</strong></p><p>Shan Wen Kia (Mountain Pattern Armour), Ting Kia (Armour with Nails) / Kiritsuko Iyozane Do</p><p></p><p><em> Heavy Armour</em></p><p><strong> Ring Mail</strong></p><p>Lien So Kia (Ring Connected Armour) / -</p><p></p><p><strong> Chain Mail</strong></p><p>So Tse Kia / Kusari Tatami Gusoku</p><p></p><p><strong>Splint</strong></p><p>Bu Ren Jia (Infantry Armour) / O-Yoroi</p><p></p><p><em>Shields</em></p><p><strong>Shield</strong></p><p>Tengpai (Rattan Shield) / -</p><p></p><p><strong>Wei Jia. </strong>This is leather armour fixed to a fabric backing.</p><p><strong>Gyorin Kozane Do.</strong> This is a leather scale cuirass.</p><p><strong>Ge Jia.</strong> This is armour made from rhinoceros or thick buffalo hide.</p><p><strong>Nerigawa Kozane Do. </strong>This is a cuirass of lacquered leather lamellar.</p><p><strong>Hu Xing Jin.</strong> This is the Chinese equivalent of the Indian chahar-aina “mirror armour”.</p><p><strong>Silin Kia. </strong>This is a brigandine jack made of small, linked metal plates on a leather backing, covered with fabric.</p><p><strong>Karuta (Kikko) Tatami Do. </strong>This is a cuirass of small, lacquered metal squares/rectangles (karuta) or hexagons (kikko) connected by chain mail and fixed to a fabric backing.</p><p><strong>Kusari Katabira. </strong>This is a chain mail shirt.</p><p><strong>Kusari Tatami Do.</strong> This is a chain mail cuirass.</p><p><strong>Shan Wen Kia.</strong> This is a calf-length, sleeved coat covered on the outside with interlocked metal scales shaped like the Mandarin character for “mountain”.</p><p><strong>Ting Kia.</strong> This is a calf-length, sleeved brigandine coat.</p><p><strong>Kiritsuko Iyozane Do. </strong>This is a cuirass of banded iron that simulates lamellar in appearance.</p><p><strong>Lien So Kia.</strong> This is typical ring mail.</p><p><strong>So Tse Kia. </strong>This is typical chain mail.</p><p><strong>Kusari Tatami Gusoku.</strong> A full suit of chain mail including tatami do (hauberk), tatami zukin (hood), kote (mittens), and suneate (shin guards).</p><p><strong>Bu Ren Jia. </strong>This is a sleeved, calf-length lamellar coat, reinforced with one-two extra layers of lamellar in vital locations.</p><p><strong>O-Yoroi.</strong> This is samurai ‘Great Armour’ made of lacquered iron plate and lamellar.</p><p><strong>Tengpai. </strong>This is a round, woven rattan shield, sometimes heavily domed in shape and sometimes covered with a decorated layer of fabric or thin leather.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ColinChapman, post: 6416492, member: 6779742"] After much digging and reading: [B]ASIAN ARMOUR EQUIVALENTS [/B][I] Light Armour[/I][B] Leather[/B] Wei Jia (Leather Armour) / Gyorin Kozane Do [I] Medium Armour[/I] [B]Hide[/B] Ge Jia (Hide Armour) / Nerigawa Kozane Do [B] Chain Shirt[/B] Hu Xing Jin (Protect Heart Mirror), Silin Kia (Thin Scale Armour) / Karuta (Kikko) Tatami Do, Kusari Katabira, Kusari Tatami Do [B] Scale Mail[/B] Shan Wen Kia (Mountain Pattern Armour), Ting Kia (Armour with Nails) / Kiritsuko Iyozane Do [I] Heavy Armour[/I] [B] Ring Mail[/B] Lien So Kia (Ring Connected Armour) / - [B] Chain Mail[/B] So Tse Kia / Kusari Tatami Gusoku [B]Splint[/B] Bu Ren Jia (Infantry Armour) / O-Yoroi [I]Shields[/I] [B]Shield[/B] Tengpai (Rattan Shield) / - [B]Wei Jia. [/B]This is leather armour fixed to a fabric backing. [B]Gyorin Kozane Do.[/B] This is a leather scale cuirass. [B]Ge Jia.[/B] This is armour made from rhinoceros or thick buffalo hide. [B]Nerigawa Kozane Do. [/B]This is a cuirass of lacquered leather lamellar. [B]Hu Xing Jin.[/B] This is the Chinese equivalent of the Indian chahar-aina “mirror armour”. [B]Silin Kia. [/B]This is a brigandine jack made of small, linked metal plates on a leather backing, covered with fabric. [B]Karuta (Kikko) Tatami Do. [/B]This is a cuirass of small, lacquered metal squares/rectangles (karuta) or hexagons (kikko) connected by chain mail and fixed to a fabric backing. [B]Kusari Katabira. [/B]This is a chain mail shirt. [B]Kusari Tatami Do.[/B] This is a chain mail cuirass. [B]Shan Wen Kia.[/B] This is a calf-length, sleeved coat covered on the outside with interlocked metal scales shaped like the Mandarin character for “mountain”. [B]Ting Kia.[/B] This is a calf-length, sleeved brigandine coat. [B]Kiritsuko Iyozane Do. [/B]This is a cuirass of banded iron that simulates lamellar in appearance. [B]Lien So Kia.[/B] This is typical ring mail. [B]So Tse Kia. [/B]This is typical chain mail. [B]Kusari Tatami Gusoku.[/B] A full suit of chain mail including tatami do (hauberk), tatami zukin (hood), kote (mittens), and suneate (shin guards). [B]Bu Ren Jia. [/B]This is a sleeved, calf-length lamellar coat, reinforced with one-two extra layers of lamellar in vital locations. [B]O-Yoroi.[/B] This is samurai ‘Great Armour’ made of lacquered iron plate and lamellar. [B]Tengpai. [/B]This is a round, woven rattan shield, sometimes heavily domed in shape and sometimes covered with a decorated layer of fabric or thin leather. [/QUOTE]
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