PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoBritish tanker 'splatter mask' for deflecting shrapnel, WW1, 1917lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1106
arrow-up1106imageBritish tanker 'splatter mask' for deflecting shrapnel, WW1, 1917lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoYep! Reasonably well, at least. Later tanks would have improved armor that made shrapnel and spalling less common, so after WW1 you generally see tankers only in goggles rather than full face masks.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoIf we still had the problems, we could use stuff from riot armour.
Did it actually work?
Yep! Reasonably well, at least. Later tanks would have improved armor that made shrapnel and spalling less common, so after WW1 you generally see tankers only in goggles rather than full face masks.
If we still had the problems, we could use stuff from riot armour.