Chapter 108: Living a Good Life in the Territory of the "Great Philanthropist

Mother's Robe was a unique and iconic piece of military equipment on ancient Japanese battlefields.

It was usually round or oval, about one meter in diameter, with the main body consisting of a frame made from elastic materials, covered with a layer of tough yet light coarse silk, tied to the armor with ropes, and overall looked like a sort of hood.

Or you could say it was a brightly colored shell that could be freely attached or removed from the back of armor.

This equipment was extremely popular before the mid-Muromachi Era, when battles between Japanese Samurai were largely fought on horseback with arrows. Mother's Robe could effectively defend against arrow injuries, and when a large group of Samurai clad in these charged the enemy on horseback, the colorful Robes and the enlarged silhouettes they created while fluttering in the wind would exert enormous psychological pressure on the enemy.