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[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I'm guessing the original wearers didn't survive with that many holes in the armour.

[–] PiousAgnostic@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I mean if they wanted it to be effective, the Germans shouldn't have designed it with holes in the first place.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

It’s no wonder they lost

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Those are speed holes, so they can run faster.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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.

E: makes me wonder if these were tested rather than the result of an attack?

Left: handgun rounds, Middle: some sort of average rifle or soft bullet? Right: something high powered or specialized bullet like APC.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Top of the image says "body armor test" so the holes are from the tests and not combat. Your edit is most likely correct.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Well, I guess I stated the obvious then. Always helpful to read.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah man, rookie mistake. Corpse tainted armor comes with a significant stat penalty

[–] Doburoku@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Tainted apparel gives a mood debuff