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Not everyone had the same style of fighting in every part of the world at any given time
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Bows and crossbows were RANGED weapons, they were not used in melee combat.
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That means that some were indeed lighter. But guessing by your ego, you'd just have me believe 55 pounds is heavier than 60 pounds.
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You cant compare an average figure to a range. 55-77 means an average of 66 pounds which is 6 pounds heavier then the European average of 60. This is all simple addition, subtraction and division.
Japanese armors were heavier, bulkier, incomplete and weaker then European ones. This was why the Japanese started importing armor from Europe.
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And of course I never said that they wore plate armor. Just that they wore armor period. And they put cloth underneath thier armor due to being under the Middle Eastern sun and wearing chain mail.
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Yes but we were comparing medieval knights. Was it not you who was insisting on discussing the 15th century? 15th century knights wore gothic plate armor. During the times of the Knights Templar the gothic full plate had not yet evolved. Why did you bring up the Knights Templar which was irrelevant to the discussion?
Regarding padding: Yes its true that padding protected from the heat. Any metal when exposed to the hot dessert sun is going to heat up. But even in cold countries padding was worn in order to absord shock from blows. Otherwise you would be hurt by your own armor if an enemy was to hit you.