@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 1 day agoBritish tanker 'splatter mask' for deflecting shrapnel, WW1, 1917imagemessage-square8arrow-up1104arrow-down10
arrow-up1104arrow-down1imageBritish tanker 'splatter mask' for deflecting shrapnel, WW1, 1917@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 1 day agomessage-square8
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish12•23 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•18 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.