The old Standard-Issue Equipment did not fit human soldiers because of the differences between high elf and human builds, while the newly forged War God Armor was all rare-grade equipment.
The rare-grade War God Armor would fit them well enough, since it had been made to trade to the Alliance for gold coins in the first place. But Yu Lin Bloodhawk was unwilling to give it to them for free. He did not even dare issue it to the Eastern Burning Legion in the Hinterlands, so how could he dare equip Turalyon's men with it in such large quantities?
In Yu Lin Bloodhawk's mind, the Human Alliance posed an even greater potential threat than the Vilebranch Trolls of the Hinterlands, and was far more dangerous. To him, the Kingdom of Stormwind Restoration Corps was now a double-edged sword, one that could wound both his enemies and himself. That left him in something of a bind.
"At present, my warehouse only has six thousand sets of standard combat equipment suitable for human soldiers, just enough to equip one full-strength legion. With an extra regiment suddenly added to the roster... I may not be able to supply the armor quite so quickly..."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk frowned. "Twelve hundred men... Hmm... I do have some weapons, but only bows and arrows and one-handed swords. I'm short on shields and heavy weapons, too.
"As for armor... I still have some in my warehouse, but we high elves generally have quite different builds from you humans. It would fit human soldiers very poorly... and that would seriously undermine their fighting strength!"
Turalyon naturally understood how important well-fitting armor was to a warrior on the battlefield. In a single instant, it could decide whether a soldier lived or died.
One could say that an ill-fitting suit