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During the mid to late middle ages did heavily armored knights play much of a role in patrolling, raiding, chevauchee, etc. or were those mainly limited to lighter troops? Did knights ever opt to wear lighter armor or adopt a more flexible weapon than a couched lance for these sorts of duties?	7
Were spears in 500-1100 AD western Europe most commonly used as a thrusting weapon or a throwing weapon?	7
during the 15th-16th centuries, how was the process for making "munition plate armor" different from the process for making better quality armors? How long did it take, and what made it so much less expensive if it required the same amount of iron?	7
WWI. Would troops going "over the top" or joining an attack be expected to carry backpacks or supplies? If not, how long would it take to start resupplying troops across a former no man's land?	6
When/why did the Bill become an iconic weapon for the medieval English? What set it apart from halberds, poleaxes, or other pole weapons of the era?	6
What did the clothing worn by early settlers at Plymouth Rock and Jamestown look like?	6
How unusual was Richard I's captivity?	6
How widespread was the use of armor among the military of Qing China? Did armor use decline between the 16th and 19th centuries like it did in europe?	6
Were there any examples of armor being "proofed" by spears, arrows, ect. before the invention of gunpowder weapons?	6
The King's Mirror mentions that an armored horseman may bring a bow or crossbow into battle, if they want. Could a knight really choose to bring a bow instead of a lance? Would an archer-knight still be deployed with the rest of the heavy cavalry or in a separate role?	5

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