Use For Battle
A Tabard was not solely used for faction identification on the battlefield. Armor was expensive and hard to craft. Therefore it was easier to repair armor damaged in battle; however, repaired armor offered less protection as new. Hence, the term "chinks in the armor" referred to damaged areas that had been repaired and were an obvious target of a enemy. It was much cheaper to fashion a tabard that covered the armor hiding the chinks and reducing the image of the wearer as an easy target.
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