Trudov to FalloutEnglish · 2 months agoWhy do the NCR (New California Republic) troopers in Fallout: New Vegas wear the Vietnamese People's Army helmet?imagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down14
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageWhy do the NCR (New California Republic) troopers in Fallout: New Vegas wear the Vietnamese People's Army helmet?Trudov to FalloutEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareTrudovOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months ago I guess it’s more rigid than a boonie? Might be a ballistic helmet with a pith covering? It is made of compressed bamboo.
minus-squareTruscape@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoThe NCR helmet looks almost like a covering over a standard helmet - hence my confusion. I’m aware that a normal pith helmet doesn’t provide ballistic protection and is made of bamboo/other cloth material.
minus-squareTrudovOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThe NCR helmet, judging by the sound of the fall, is made of metal. a thin sheet metal bender. Which is logical. In the wastelands, trees are scarce, but scrap metal is everywhere.
It is made of compressed bamboo.
The NCR helmet looks almost like a covering over a standard helmet - hence my confusion. I’m aware that a normal pith helmet doesn’t provide ballistic protection and is made of bamboo/other cloth material.
The NCR helmet, judging by the sound of the fall, is made of metal. a thin sheet metal bender.
Which is logical. In the wastelands, trees are scarce, but scrap metal is everywhere.