@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 22 hours agoBritish tanker 'splatter mask' for deflecting shrapnel, WW1, 1917lemmy.worldmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1100
arrow-up1100imageBritish tanker 'splatter mask' for deflecting shrapnel, WW1, 1917lemmy.world@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 22 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish12•19 hours 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•14 hours 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.