@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 3 months agoBritish tanker 'splatter mask' for deflecting shrapnel, WW1, 1917lemmy.worldmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1106
arrow-up1106imageBritish tanker 'splatter mask' for deflecting shrapnel, WW1, 1917lemmy.world@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 3 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish12•3 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoIf we still had the problems, we could use stuff from riot armour.
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.