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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 2745268" data-attributes="member: 22779">Another note here.&nbsp; Japanese winter tends to be very dry with little rain, although the north gets a ton of snow.&nbsp; Typhoons occur in the late summer and fall and monsoons occur in early summer.&nbsp; Japanese didn't make plate mail because they lacked the skills to do so.&nbsp; While I know I just annoyed all those anime fanbois out there that think that Japan was the epitome of military prowess, it's pretty much entirely a lie.&nbsp; Barsoomcore has it right for the katana, but, Japanese armor was typically very poor compared to European armor simply because the Japanese fought very few wars in the Edo period.&nbsp; Lots of small skirmishes, but, let's face it, in the Samurai period that people refer to, Japan had 300 years of peace (roughly the late 16th century to the late 19th).&nbsp; This doesn't exactly lead to great strides in technology.Ssampier, check out ARMAS for some fantastic literature on the subject.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 2745268, member: 22779"] Another note here. Japanese winter tends to be very dry with little rain, although the north gets a ton of snow. Typhoons occur in the late summer and fall and monsoons occur in early summer. Japanese didn't make plate mail because they lacked the skills to do so. While I know I just annoyed all those anime fanbois out there that think that Japan was the epitome of military prowess, it's pretty much entirely a lie. Barsoomcore has it right for the katana, but, Japanese armor was typically very poor compared to European armor simply because the Japanese fought very few wars in the Edo period. Lots of small skirmishes, but, let's face it, in the Samurai period that people refer to, Japan had 300 years of peace (roughly the late 16th century to the late 19th). This doesn't exactly lead to great strides in technology. Ssampier, check out ARMAS for some fantastic literature on the subject. [/QUOTE]

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