>>6278965>the 40 mile trek i was referring to is a training phase >training phase ≠ actually doing what knights in battles. No soldier expects to be attacked during that rucking. They're only expected to get to their destination at the end and that's how their training goes.
>im not sure i believe you about how well paid mercs were back then. They were very well paid. About 40 gold coins per year.
>https://www.arador.com/armour/landsknecht-pikeman-armour/>If our Speißtrager purchased a light half Harnisch and food he would have left 2 Florin and 28 Kreuzers for clothing, etc. Not bad for some of the lowest paid members of a landsknecht army.So better companies would be paid much more, not to mention the other higher members of each group.
>because the armor worn in that situation was irrelevant.Except it isn't. Read about their tactics that were actually used and what the different soldiers were used for. Again, they're only using them for static defenses or cavalry. Heavy plate is heavy.
>knights used the same weaponry like pole axes and halberds.They could, but since heavy armored knights were on the field, they were on their horse. If they used a halberd at all it was as a pike.
The mythical heavy plated soldier running on foot with everyone else? Fat chance he'll even want to be using a two handed weapon after the field charge and endless pushing.... oh wait, halberds are distance weapons for use against horsed armor, huh? It's almost like weapons against armor is meant for reaching....
