PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUS soldiers demonstrating captured German body armor, WW1, 1918lemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squared00ery@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’m guessing the original wearers didn’t survive with that many holes in the armour.
minus-squareBassTurd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThose are speed holes, so they can run faster.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe one on the left looks fine. I see what looks like “splats” from bullets and not actual holes. The middle has a couple holes but they look grazing? The one on the right definitely got shot through.
minus-squareArxCyberwolf@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoTop of the image says “body armor test” so the holes are from the tests and not combat. Your edit is most likely correct.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWell, I guess I stated the obvious then. Always helpful to read.
minus-squarePiousAgnostic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI mean if they wanted it to be effective, the Germans shouldn’t have designed it with holes in the first place.
I’m guessing the original wearers didn’t survive with that many holes in the armour.
Those are speed holes, so they can run faster.
The one on the left looks fine. I see what looks like “splats” from bullets and not actual holes. The middle has a couple holes but they look grazing? The one on the right definitely got shot through.
Top of the image says “body armor test” so the holes are from the tests and not combat. Your edit is most likely correct.
Well, I guess I stated the obvious then. Always helpful to read.
I mean if they wanted it to be effective, the Germans shouldn’t have designed it with holes in the first place.
It’s no wonder they lost