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<p>58.156.36.179: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Heavy Fighting''', '''Heavy Weapons''', '''Heavy List''', '''Hardsuit''' and '''Armoured Combat''' are all terms used in the [[SCA]] to refer to armoured foot [[combat]]. Participants are [[assumed armour|assumed]] to be [[armour]]ed in a [[chainmaille|mail]] [[hauberk]], with boiled [[leather]] armor covering the legs and arms, and a [[Norman]] style [[helm]] with a nasal. The [[weapon]]s used are made of [[rattan]] covered in [[duct tape]] and sometimes with a foam [[thrusting tip]].<br /> <br /> '''Armoured Combat''' comes in three varieties: <br /> # [[Tournament]]s, which are one-on-one in a small defined area (called a [[list field]])<br /> # [[Melee]]s, being many-on-many fights<br /> # [[War]]s, usually a series of melees which take place on open fields, in woods or over/around structures such as [[wall]]s, [[fort]]s and [[bridge]]s. War combat also allows [[archery]], [[siege weapons]] and [[thrown weapon]]s ([[mixed combat]]).<br /> <br /> All participants must be authorised by a s</div>

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