Conan: The Mechanic

"This plate armor is actually very inconvenient for men, isn't it?" Chiba took this picture and said to Conan and Kudo Yusaku. "Look at this skirt armor, it's a metal plate that goes down vertically - if there is such a large piece of plate armor for men here..."

Considering the relationship of the male... a certain part, this part generally chooses something like a lighter chain mail instead of a vertical downward plate armor which can be very painful in some cases. Dilemma of oppression.

[Author: There are indeed records of men wearing skirt armor in history, such as the 29kg infantry armor worn by Henry VIII in 1520, but it was specially made for the king's infantry competition. Normal plate armor will For the two major needs of horse riding and crotch pockets, there is a choice of protection below, and it is impossible to directly use a large plate armor that protrudes in the middle like the original painting of 73. And even if there is such a wonderful armor, it is not something that a Japanese art museum can buy, and it is almost the same in Europe. 】

Conan looked a little weird after thinking for a while, but Yusaku Kudo seemed satisfied with Chiba's judgment and nodded.

"As for why she is a strong woman with a flat chest, the reason is actually similar," Qianyu spread her hands. "That plate armor doesn't leave room for the chest, and it's unlikely that women who are too weak will choose to wear heavy plate armor like that."

(Plate armor is often created based on the wearer's own body data, so if a woman wears a man's plate armor of similar height...the chest will hurt to death, and it may not be able to wear it.)

Kudo Yusaku's expression calmed down, and he continued to look at Chiba noncommittally, waiting for him to continue, but then quickly realized that Chiba's inference was over. "What do you want next?"

"As a result of the paint comparison, the paint on that painting does not match the comparison result of women, but it is the same style as the paint used in Curator Ochiai's painting." Said with a smile. "This is the so-called dark under the lights. You didn't find any evidence pointing to him, so you ignored him."

"Huh?" Qian Yu was taken aback. "The old man? How does he wear such heavy plate armor?"

"Ignored him without finding evidence?" Conan was concerned about another matter. "So it's our fault that we didn't find evidence pointing to him, or it's the fault of..."

"In the absence of evidence pointing directly to him, there is still a way to think that he is a major suspect." Kudo Yusaku slightly raised his mouth. "Come on, I'll take you back to the crime scene and show you what you all ignored."

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On the way there, Kudo Yusaku said this to Conan and Chiba. "How much do you know about the plate armor that a medieval art museum should have?"

"I don't know much." Conan shook his head.

"It should be the earlier plate armor, right?" Chiba said. "I remember that plate armor should be something that only existed at the end of the Middle Ages. Before that, it was usually chain armor..."

"If we simply discuss the form of plate armor, which is different from chain armor, it can probably be traced back to the leg plate armor used for cavalry anti-infantry combat in the middle of the 14th century, and the overall plate armor was about to the 15th century, that is, Matured in the last fifty years of the Middle Ages, two of the most famous are the Milanese and the Gothic."

"So, is this heavy plate armor actually one of these two late-stage plate armors?" Qianyu asked.

"If you insist on choosing one of the two to match, it belongs to the Milanese Plate Armor." Yusaku Kudo seemed to have memorized the painting in his heart.

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(There is a close-up of the full frontal picture of this armor in the Conan comics, and the text description of the previous text will be attached when Kudo Yusaku explains)

[In the arm part, there seems to be a thick shoulder armor on the shoulder. It is worth noting that the shoulder armor of the left arm seems to have a small protrusion more than the right shoulder armor, which may be due to some reasons. lost. 】

"The biggest difference between Milanese and Gothic is that Milanese like asymmetrical designs, because as you can all understand, most people on the battlefield hold weapons with their right hands, and The left side faces the opponent's attack, so asymmetrical armor that strengthens the armor protection on the left side and reduces protection and enhances flexibility on the right side can better cater to the characteristics of right-handers."

[There is nothing special about the chest area, but there seems to be something like a connecting belt on the chest—it looks a little strange on such a heavy defensive armor. 】

"Secondly, the connection between the two is also different. The breastplate and plastron of the Gothic armor are connected by rivets, while the Milanese use a more flexible belt buckle."

"Besides that, what you didn't mention is also one of the judging factors - since you can draw the details of the gap between the left and right shoulder armor, you should also be able to see another thing: you are in him Did you see the lines on your armor?"

"Textures?" Qian Yu was stunned. "No."

"Another style of Gothic armor is Fluting, which is to create a protruding arc on the surface of the armor that is more efficient to deal with cutting. Without this, it is obvious that Milanese plate armor should be given priority."

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"All in all ~www.readwn.com~ Yusaku Kudo said this." After judging that this is the Milanese plate armor, if you master the knowledge of the plate armor at that time, you should ask a question: Curator Ochiai like this How could the old man be wearing such a heavy plate armor to commit a crime? "

"The answer is very simple, as long as the plate armor is actually a fake and shoddy modern product, it's ok."

"Fake?" Qianyu and Conan were stunned.

"Yes, and Chiba, you were very close to discovering this just now." Kudo Yusaku said with a smile. "Did you complain just now that skirt armor like that can only be worn by women? But think about it, don't you think there's something wrong with the fact that medieval plate armor can't be worn by normal men?"

"!" Only then did Qianyu realize what she had missed. "Yeah, plate armor generally doesn't leave space underneath, use chainmail or something like that..."

"There are all kinds of protection methods, but I definitely won't use such a torturous vertical skirt armor." Kudo Yusaku spread his hands. "Besides that, there is also the issue of the age of the gauntlet protection mode on the armor, but it requires you to be sensitive enough in this regard, even if it is a little too strong for adults, so I can give you two Let’s talk about this again.”

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This armor is really weird. At first, I was naively trying to determine whether it was Milanese or Gothic. In the end, I found that many parts of this thing were neither Milan nor Gothic, but the 73 thief himself. The thing that comes out of the brain, the evidence is that this thing is neither like a practical cavalry plate armor (Ding Ding not?) nor like a practical infantry plate armor (infantry plate armor generally opens enough observation windows for the face, such as simply No visor, only cavalry or jousting would have such a small window.)